London Borough of Tower Hamlets

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (the council) has consistently failed to meet the expected level of performance in terms of responding within the statutory timeframe and the number of overdue requests has increased in the first half in 2023. This has been highlighted following correspondence between the Commissioner and the council. Following engagement by his staff with the council about the underlying reasons for these failings, the Commissioner has reached the view that the council’s request handling practices do not conform to section 4 of the section 45 Freedom of Information Code of Practice, issued by the Cabinet Office in July 2018 (the Code).