FOI 10 Breach Upheld, City of Wolverhampton Council
Summary
The ICO has upheld a breach of section 10 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 against the City of Wolverhampton Council. The Council failed to provide a substantive response to an FOI request within the required 20 working days. The ICO has ordered the Council to issue a substantive response within 30 calendar days of the decision notice date.
What changed
The ICO found the City of Wolverhampton Council in breach of section 10 of FOIA for failing to respond to a freedom of information request within the statutory 20 working day timeframe. The Council must now provide a substantive response to the requester.
Public authorities subject to FOIA should ensure robust procedures are in place to track and respond to information requests within statutory deadlines. Non-compliance with ICO decision notices may result in the Commissioner certifying the matter to the High Court for contempt of court proceedings.
What to do next
- Issue a substantive response to the freedom of information requester
- Comply within 30 calendar days of the decision notice date
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City of Wolverhampton Council
- Date 9 April 2026
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld A public authority will breach section 10 of FOIA if it fails to respond to a request within 20 working days. Based on evidence available to the Commissioner, by the date of this notice the public authority has not issued a substantive response to this request. Therefore the Commissioner finds a breach of section 10. The public authority must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA. The public authority 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 FOIA and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
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