London Borough of Hillingdon

The complainant has requested information from London Borough of Hillingdon (the council) with regards to a block of flats. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has breached section 1 and 17 of the FOIA as it has not issued a valid response or refusal notice in response to the request. The Commissioner also finds that the council breached section 10 of the FOIA as it did not respond to the request within the required timeframe. The Commissioner requires the council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. issue a fresh response to the request in accordance with the FOIA, either providing the requested information or issuing a valid refusal notice. The council 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.