Sellafield Ltd

The complainant has requested data about late payment of invoices. The above public authority relied on section 12 of FOIA (costs) to refuse the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority was entitled to rely on section 12 of FOIA to refuse the request. However, the public authority breached section 16 of FOIA as it failed to provide advice and assistance to help the complainant refine his request. The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken.