Brighton and Hove City Council

The complainant requested information from Brighton and Hove City Council (“the Council”) relating to the lease of the pavilions owned by the Council. By the date of this notice the Council had not issued a substantive response to this request.  The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Council to provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.