Stamford Bridge Parish Council

The complainant sent a multi-point request for information regarding The Chairman of Stamford Bridge Parish Council (the Council) email account and emails sent to them about noise levels for a local fair. The Council stated that under section 1(1)(a) of FOIA information was not held for parts 1 to 22 of the request and cited section 21 (information accessible by other means) of FOIA for parts 23 and 24. 
The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, the Council does not hold information in scope of parts 1 to 22 of the request. Under section 16 of FOIA the Council provided adequate advice and assistance in relation to the request. However, the Council breached section 17(1) by failing to issue its refusal notice within 20 working days of the request 
The Commissioner also considers that section 21 of FOIA does not apply to parts 23 and 24 of the complainant’s request as the links provided do not enable the complainant to access the relevant information. The Commissioner therefore requires the Council to disclose the information it withheld under section 21. 
The Council 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 the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.