Shropshire Council
- Date 26 April 2023
- Type Enforcement notice
- Sector Local government
Shropshire Council (the Council) has been served with an Enforcement Notice as a result of evidence seen by the Commissioner about its performance in relation to its statutory duties under the Freedom of information Act. At the date of the notice the total number of overdue requests was 143, 23 of which were over 12 months old. The oldest unanswered request was submitted to the Council on 13 April 2021.
The Enforcement Notice requires Shropshire Council to provide responses to requests that are over 20 working days old and to devise and publish an action plan to mitigate delays.