Folkestone & Hythe District Council

The complainant has requested information regarding sexual harassment and misconduct allegations about a specific employee and details about any related settlement agreements. The complainant believed that Folkestone and Hythe District Council must hold further information relevant to his request after the council had said that no information was held. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, Folkestone and Hythe District Council has provided the complainant with all of the information which it holds falling within the scope of the request. However, it did not issue a response within 20 working days and therefore breached section 10 of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.