Department for Business and Trade

The public authority has failed to complete its public interest test considerations within a reasonable time in accordance with its obligations under FOIA. The Commissioner requires it to provide a substantive response to the request within 35 calendar days in accordance with its obligations under FOIA.

Following the issue of the Decision Notice it was brought to the Commissioner's attention that DBT had responded to the request on 9 October 2023 and informed the Commissioner accordingly on the same day. The Commissioner regrets not having recognised that when issuing this Decision Notice. He therefore wishes to clarify this point and that the remedial step is therefore not required. However, the finding in the Decision Notice remains accurate due to the time taken to respond to the request.