Greater Manchester Combined Authority

The complainant has requested information relating to the Voices of Resilience event, which was held in Manchester. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (“the authority”) responded that it did not hold the requested information. Following a second request for the information the authority subsequently disclosed information falling within the scope of the first request. It confirmed its error, and admitted that its initial searches had proved to be inadequate. The complainant therefore considered that further information may be held by the authority. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, the authority does not hold any further information falling within the scope of the request. However, he has also decided that the authority failed to comply with section 10(1) of FOIA. As all of the information which is held has now been disclosed, the Commissioner does not require the authority to take any further steps.