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The Vale of Glamorgan Council

  • Date 16 July 2025
  • Sector Local government
  • Decision(s) FOI 1(1): Not upheld

The complainant requested various information in respect of a number of named pedestrian crossings within the boundaries of the Vale of Glamorgan Council (the Council). The Council originally informed the complainant that it did not hold relevant information. It also stated that it was relying on section 12 (cost exceeds appropriate limit) of the FOIA to refuse the request. During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation, the Council sent the complainant an amended response which provided some of the information falling within the scope of the request. However, the complainant remained dissatisfied that it had not provided all information relevant to their request. The Commissioner’s decision is that on the balance of probabilities, the Council does not hold information in respect of waiting times at pedestrian crossings and has therefore complied with its obligations under section 1(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.

Gofynnodd yr achwynydd am wybodaeth amrywiol mewn perthynas â nifer o groesfannau i gerddwyr a enwyd o fewn ffiniau Cyngor Bro Morgannwg (y Cyngor). Yn wreiddiol, hysbysodd y Cyngor yr achwynydd nad oedd ganddo wybodaeth berthnasol. Nododd hefyd ei fod yn dibynnu ar adran 12 o’r Ddeddf (cost yn fwy na'r terfyn priodol) i wrthod y cais. Yn ystod ymchwiliad y Comisiynydd, anfonodd y Cyngor ymateb diwygiedig at yr achwynydd a roddodd rywfaint o'r wybodaeth sy'n dod o fewn rhychwant y cais. Er hynny, roedd yr achwynydd yn dal yn anfodlon bod y Cyngor heb roi'r holl wybodaeth sy'n berthnasol i'w gais. Penderfyniad y Comisiynydd yw nad oes gan y Cyngor wybodaeth mewn perthynas ag amserau aros ar groesfannau i gerddwyr, yn ôl pwysau tebygolrwydd, ac felly mae wedi cydymffurfio â'i rwymedigaethau o dan adran 1(1) o'r Ddeddf. Nid yw'r Comisiynydd yn gofyn i unrhyw gamau gael eu cymryd.