London Borough of Lambeth

The complainant has requested information, from the London Borough of Lambeth (“the public authority”) about energy price rates. The public authority has provided the majority of the requested information but withheld the remainder (property addresses) by reference to section 40(2) (third party personal data). The complainant also complains that the public authority , contrary to section 11, had not provided the requested information in his preferred format.The Commissioner finds that that the public authority did not comply with its obligations under section 11 FOIA - means of communicating information.The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.Provide the complainant with a copy of the requested information (excluding domestic addresses) in the .xlsx format as stated in his request.