Potto Parish Council

The complainant requested a copy of the village Hall committee minutes from Potto Parish Council (“the council”). The council initially said that it did not hold a copy for September 2023, however it subsequently disclosed a copy to the complainant during the course of the Commissioner's investigation. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council’s response did not comply with section 1(1) of FOIA as it incorrectly stated that it did not hold a copy of the newsletter. The Commissioner has also decided that the council did not comply with the requirements of section 10(1) of FOIA in that it did not provide a copy of the requested information to the complainant within 20 working days of the receipt of the request for information. As the information has now been disclosed, however, the Commissioner does not require the council to take any further steps.