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ICO Decision: Royal Air Force Museum Failed to Respond to FOI Request

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Filed March 5th, 2026
Detected March 10th, 2026
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Summary

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued a decision notice against the Royal Air Force Museum for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request within the statutory 20 working days. The ICO requires the museum to respond within 30 calendar days.

What changed

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a decision notice (IC/431881/K8F5) finding that the Royal Air Force Museum failed to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by not responding to a request within the mandated 20 working days. The decision upholds the complainant's view that the public authority did not meet its obligations.

The ICO requires the Royal Air Force Museum to provide a substantive response to the original FOI request within 30 calendar days from the date of this decision. Failure to comply with this notice could lead to further regulatory action by the ICO.

What to do next

  1. Respond to the FOI request within 30 calendar days.

Source document (simplified)

Royal Air Force Museum

  • Date 5 March 2026
  • Sector Other
  • Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld The public authority has failed to respond to this request within 20 working days, as specified under FOIA. The Commissioner requires it to provide the complainant with a response to this request within 30 calendar days in accordance with its obligations under FOIA.

Source

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Classification

Agency
Information Commissioner's Office
Filed
March 5th, 2026
Compliance deadline
April 4th, 2026 (21 days)
Instrument
Enforcement
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor

Who this affects

Applies to
Government agencies
Geographic scope
National (UK)

Taxonomy

Primary area
Data Privacy
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Freedom of Information Public Records

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