London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

The complainant requested information about the fines issued at a particular box junction. The Commissioner’s decision is that the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham failed to obtain adequate clarification of the request. She therefore finds that the London Borough breached section 16 of the FOIA in the way that it handled this request. The Commissioner requires the London Borough to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: contact the complainant to seek clarification of the parameters of the information which he is seeking so that it can process the request.