London Borough of Havering
- Date 2 October 2025
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Upheld
The complainant has requested information held in relation to car parking provisions on the Rom Valley Ice Rink site. The London Borough of Havering (the Council) released some information relating to the request subject to redactions made under section 40(2) (third party personal data) of FOIA. It denied holding any further information in relation to the request.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to demonstrate that it has conducted a reasonable and proportionate search of its records to identify all information falling within the scope of the request. Accordingly the Commissioner finds that the Council has failed to comply with section 1(1)(a) in terms of the duty to confirm or deny that it holds further information falling with the scope of the request.
The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation:
• Reconsider the request, conducting appropriate searches, and issue a fresh response to the complainant in accordance with section 1(1) of FOIA.
The Council must take these steps 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 the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.