London Borough of Tower Hamlets

The complainant requested information from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (“LBTH”) relating to the Wapping bus gate. By the date of this notice LBTH had failed to provide a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the LBTH has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statuary timeframe of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the LBTH to respond to the complainant’s response in accordance with the FOIA. The LBTH must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice.