Charity Commission for England and Wales

The complainant has requested information about correspondence, contact details and non-compliant organisations. The Charity Commission provided information regarding contact details and relied on section 21 of FOIA for information about replying to correspondence. For information about non-compliant organisations, the Charity Commission stated that it did not hold information within scope of this part of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, the Charity Commission likely holds some information concerning non-compliant organisations. The Commissioner also finds that the Charity Commission breached sections 1(1) and 10(1) of FOIA by failing to provide a response within 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Charity Commission to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Conduct fresh searches for the requested information and disclose any information it identifies as a result or provide an appropriate refusal notice.