West Sussex County Council

The complainant requested information from West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which for the purposes of FOIA, is part of West Sussex County Council (“the Council”), relating to incidents in which it had failed to meet response standards. The Council’s position is that it does not hold the information requested. The complainant disputes this. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, the Council holds some information within the scope of the request. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: Carry out further searches designed to identify any information held within the scope of the request and issue a fresh response to the complainant.