Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

The complainant requested information from the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (“the Council”) about suitable and sufficient public liability insurance for a contract between Highways Authority and Kiely Brothers and whether the contract contained an indemnity clause. The Commissioner’s decision is that Council has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. As the complainant no longer requires a response, the Commissioner does not require the Council to take any further steps.