Milton Keynes Council

The complainant has requested information with regards to missing emails and attempts to recover them. Milton Keynes Council refused the request under section 14(2) of the FOIA – repeat request. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 14(2) of the FOIA is not engaged. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Issue a fresh response without relying on section 14(2) of the FOIA. The public authority must take these steps 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.