Blackpool Council
- Date 12 February 2019
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 30(2): Not upheld
The complainant has asked the Blackpool Council for a list of properties – Homes in Multiple Occupation, located in the Blackpool’s Talbot Ward, which are under consideration by the Council’s Empty Properties Risk Group. The Council has refused the complainant’s request in reliance on section 30(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Blackpool Council has properly applied section 30(2) of the FOIA to the requested information. The Commissioner has also decided that the Council has breached section 10 of the FOIA by failing to respond to the complainant’s request within the twenty working day compliance period.