London Borough of Lambeth

The complainant has requested information about service charges for estates and blocks in the borough. In their request, the complainant specified a preference for the information to be provided in .CSV format. The London Borough of Lambeth (“the Council”) provided the complainant with some information within scope of the request in PDF format. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has not complied with the provisions of sections 1 (information held/not held), 10 (time limits for responding) or 11 (means by which communication to be made) of FOIA. The Commissioner requires the Council to disclose the requested information to the complainant in the format specified in their request. The public authority 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.