London Borough of Tower Hamlets

The complainant has requested information relating to social housing. London Borough of Tower Hamlets “the public authority” disclosed information but did so outside of the statutory timeframe and so breached section 10 (time for compliance with request) and section 1 (general right of access to information) of FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: the public authority must provide a substantive response to the request, dated 17 June 2025, in accordance with its obligations under FOIA, if it hasn’t already done so.