Bristol City Council
- Date 17 February 2021
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant requested details relating to the Bristol City Council’s (the Council) expenditure related to a playing field. By the date of this notice the Council had not provided a substantive response to this request.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached section 10 of the FOIA.
The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation.
The Council must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.
The Council must take this step 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.