Hertsmere Borough Council

A public authority will breach section 10 of FOIA if it fails to respond to a request within 20 working days. Based on evidence available to the Commissioner, by the date of this notice the public authority has not issued a substantive response to parts 1-6 of the request. Therefore the Commissioner finds a breach of section 10. A public authority will breach regulation 5(2) of the EIR if it fails to respond to a request within 20 working days. Based on evidence available to the Commissioner, by the date of this notice the public authority has not issued a substantive response to parts 7-9 of the request. Therefore the Commissioner finds a breach of regulation 5(2). The public authority must provide a substantive response to parts 1-6 of the request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA. It must also provide a substantive response to parts 7-9 of the request in accordance with its obligations under the EIR. The public authority must take this step 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 FOIA and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.