Potto Parish Council

The complainant has requested information with regards to trustee records. The Commissioner’s decision is that Potto Parish Council (the council) has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA as it has failed to respond to the request within the required 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Issue a response to the complainant, to his 4 February 2021 information request in accordance with FOIA. The council 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.