Swansea Council (Local government) [2022] UKICO 162637 (1 December 2022)


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Cite as: [2022] UKICO 162637

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Swansea Council

The complainant requested information from Swansea Council (“SC”) on 22 January 2021 relating to a personal data breach from 25 May 2018. SC aggregated this request with an earlier request for information made on 3 December 2021. SC refused to comply with the request citing section 12(1) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that SC was entitled to aggregate the requests under section 12(4) of the FOIA and is entitled to rely on section 12(1) of the FOIA to refuse the requests. The Commissioner also finds that SC failed to comply with its obligations under section 16 to offer advice and assistance. Finally, the Commissioner has found that SC breached both section 10 and section 17 of FOIA because of the delays in its response. The Commissioner requires SC to provide the complainant with reasonable advice and assistance to help them refine their request so that it falls within the appropriate cost limits and ensure compliance with the legislation.

FOI 17: Complaint upheld FOI 10: Complaint upheld FOI 16: Complaint not upheld FOI 12: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: 162637

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