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Ballyclare Secondary School

  • Date 5 July 2021
  • Sector Education
  • Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 17: Upheld

The complainant has requested information from the Board of Governors of Ballyclare Secondary School (“the School”) including minutes, accounts and annual reports. The School has failed to provide a substantive response to either the complainant’s original request or her refined request.

The Commissioner’s decision is that the School has breached sections 10(1) and 17(5) by not issuing a proper response or refusal notice within the 20 working day time period as set out in the FOIA.

The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.

• To provide a substantive response to both the original and refined requests.

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.