Middlesbrough Council
- Date 30 January 2019
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 1(1)(a): Upheld, FOI 10(1): Upheld
The complainant has requested information from Middlesbrough Council (“the Council”) regarding a particular Remand Home in Middlesbrough. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached section 1(1)(a) and section 10(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue a substantive response, under the FOI, to the request