Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Date 29 November 2022
- Sector Other
- Decision(s) FOI 22: Not upheld, FOI 36(2): Not upheld, FOI 40(2): Not upheld
The complainant asked a series of questions of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (‘EHRC’). The EHRC responded to each question in turn disclosing relevant information. They citied sections 21, 22, 40(2) and 36(2) of FOIA to withhold some of the information in scope of the request.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the EHRC was entitled to rely on sections 22, 40(2) and 36(2) to withhold the requested information. However, by failing to respond to the request within 20 working days, the EHRC breached sections 1, 10 and 17 of FOIA. No steps are required as a result of this decision notice.