London Borough of Hackney

The complainant requested information concerning homeless children in the borough. By the date of this notice the London Borough of Hackney (“the Council”) had not issued 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. The Council must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA.