Hart District Council

The complainant has requested information from Hart District Council (“the Council”) relating to two freedom of information requests. The Commissioner’s decision is that that the Council is not entitled to rely on section 14(1) of FOIA to refuse to provide the requested information. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Council must issue a fresh response to the request which does not rely on section 14(1) of FOIA. The Council must take these steps within 30 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.