ICO Decision Notice: FOI 17 Upheld Against Public Authority
Summary
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has upheld a Freedom of Information (FOI) request against a public authority, finding it failed to complete public interest test considerations within a reasonable time. The authority must now provide a substantive response within 30 days.
What changed
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a decision notice (IC/459665/K1J7) upholding a Freedom of Information (FOI) request against a public authority. The ICO found that the authority failed to conduct its public interest test considerations within a reasonable timeframe, as required by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
The public authority is now mandated by the ICO to provide a substantive response to the FOI request within 30 calendar days. Failure to comply with this decision notice could result in further enforcement action by the ICO.
What to do next
- Provide a substantive response to the FOI request within 30 days.
Source document (simplified)
Business Services Organisation
- Date 3 February 2026
- Sector Health, Other
- Decision(s) FOI 17: Upheld The public authority has failed to complete its public interest test considerations within a reasonable time in accordance with its obligations under FOIA. The Commissioner requires it to provide a substantive response to the request within 30 calendar days in accordance with its obligations under FOIA.
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