Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- Date 10 November 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant requested information relating to minutes of meetings and correspondence between specific individuals. By the date of this notice the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) had not issued a substantive response to this request.
The Commissioner’s decision is that BEIS 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 BEIS to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation.
BEIS must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA.