London Borough of Hackney

The complainant requested information from the London Borough of Hackney (“the London Borough”) concerning the reason why CCTV was installed at a particular site. The London Borough responded, answering his question but explained that it held no further recorded information other than what was initially provided to the complainant. The Commissioner’s decision is that based on the balance of probabilities, the London Borough has provided all of the information it holds within the scope of the request. However by responding after the 20 working day deadline, the London Borough has breached section 1(1) and section 10(1) of the FOIA.      The Commissioner requires no further steps to be taken by the public authority.