Bristol City Council

The complainant has requested emails between named councillors. Bristol City Council (the council) refused the request under section 12 of the FOIA – appropriate limit. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 12 of FOIA is not engaged in relation to this this request. The Commissioner requires the council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Issue a fresh response to the complainant’s request without relying on section 12 of the FOIA. The public authoritycouncil 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.