London Borough of Southwark

The complainant requested information from the London Borough of Southwark (“the Council”) relating to a housing estate and the buildings within that estate. The Commissioner’s decision is that on the balance of probabilities, the Council does not hold information relating to the merging of Rye Hill Park and Rye Hill Estate but he finds that the Council does hold information which evidences that Rye Hill Park is part of Rye Hill Estate. He also finds that the Council has failed to demonstrate that on the balance of probabilities, it does not hold information within the scope of part 2 of the request. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Council must issue a fresh response to part 1 of the request following searches aimed at identifying all information held which evidences that Rye Hill Park is part of Rye Hill Estate. The Council must issue a fresh response to part 2 of the request which addresses the specific information requested. 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.