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ICO Decision Notice: Enfield Council FOI Breach

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Filed February 12th, 2026
Detected February 17th, 2026
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Summary

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued a decision notice finding that the London Borough of Enfield breached Section 10 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by failing to respond promptly to a request for information. The council must now provide a substantive response.

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What changed

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a decision notice (IC/446966/M7X3) finding the London Borough of Enfield in breach of Section 10 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The breach occurred because the council failed to provide a substantive response to a complainant's request for information regarding payments to independent and voluntary sector Homecare Providers within the statutory 20 working days.

The public authority is now legally obligated to provide a substantive response to the original information request in accordance with FOIA requirements. Failure to comply with this decision notice could lead to further enforcement action by the ICO.

What to do next

  1. Provide a substantive response to the FOI request as per ICO decision notice.

Source document (simplified)

London Borough of Enfield

  • Date 12 February 2026
  • Sector Local government
  • Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld The complainant requested information from London Borough of Enfield about payment prices paid to independent and voluntary sector Homecare Providers. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached section 10 of FOIA. The public authority must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA.

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Classification

Agency
Information Commissioner's Office
Filed
February 12th, 2026
Instrument
Enforcement
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Substantive

Who this affects

Applies to
Government agencies
Geographic scope
UK

Taxonomy

Primary area
Data Privacy
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Freedom of Information Local Government

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