National Archives

The complainant requested information from The National Archives (the public authority). By the date of this notice the public authority had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority has failed to complete its deliberations on the balance of the public interest within a reasonable time and has therefore breached section 17(3) of FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to either disclose the requested information or, to the extent that the information is to be withheld, issue a refusal notice in accordance with the requirements of section 17 of the FOIA.