Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Section 51 

Under section 51 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), which is set out below, the Information Commissioner (the “Commissioner”) has the power to serve a notice on a public authority requiring it to furnish him with any information he requires to enforce the requirements of FOIA. 

51. – (1) If the Commissioner –

he may serve the authority with a notice (in FOIA referred to as “an information notice”) requiring it, within such time as is specified in the notice, to furnish the Commissioner, in such form as may be so specified, with such information relating to the application, to compliance with Part I or to conformity with the code of practice as is so specified. 

The Commissioner has received an application under section 50, reference IC-349384-W2R2, for a decision whether a request for information made by the complainant to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of Part I of FOIA.

In view of the matters described above the Commissioner hereby gives notice that in the exercise of his powers under section 51 of FOIA he requires that Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council shall, within 30 calendar days of the date of this notice, furnish the Commissioner with the following information: 

• a substantive response to the Commissioners investigation letter dated 7 April 2024 enclosed with this notice.