London Borough of Southwark

The complainant requested information from the London Borough of Southwark (“the Council”) relating to refugees living in the borough. By the date of this notice, the Council had not provided a substantive response to the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has breached section 10(1) of 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 take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any further steps.