Liverpool City Council (“the Council”) has been served with an enforcement notice as a result of evidence seen by the Commissioner about its performance in relation to its statutory duties under the Freedom of Information Act. Between 1 January 2025 and 31 July 2025, the Council had a compliance rate of just 56% for answering requests within 20 working days. As of August 2025, it had a backlog 75 overdue requests. The enforcement notice requires the Council to publish an action plan within 30 calendar days and to provide responses to all requests that are currently more than 20 working days old by 8 January 2026.