Huntingdonshire District Council

The complainant has requested information about the legal ownership of four properties. Huntingdonshire District Council denied holding information within the scope of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request had multiple objective readings. The Council failed to ensure that it had the correct interpretation of the request and therefore the Commissioner finds that the Council breached its section 16 duty. The Commissioner also finds that the Council failed to comply with its duties under section 1 of the FOIA within 20 working days and therefore also breached section 10 of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: contact the complainant to seek clarification of his request.