East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Date 28 March 2019
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant has requested information from East Riding of Yorkshire Council in relation to a policy change to “The Licensing Policy Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Services 2016-2019”.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and therefore breached Section 10(1) of the FOIA.
The Commissioner requires the Council to respond to the complainant’s request in accordance with the FOIA.
The Council must take this step within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.