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Upton Bishop Parish Council

  • Date 17 August 2022
  • Sector Local government
  • Decision(s) FOI 1(1): Upheld

The complainant requested information from Upton Bishop Parish Council (“the Council”) relating to the employment of the Parish Clerk. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to carry out adequate searches for the requested information and therefore, on the balance of probabilities, has not identified all information held within the scope of the request. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: The Council must issue a fresh response to the request following searches aimed at identifying all the information held within the scope of the request.