CaL Solutions (Billingham) Ltd and Scottish Water [2010] ScotIC 159_2010 (13 September 2010)

Scottish Water failed to comply with its statutory obligations by not responding to the applicant's request and request for review within the required timescales.

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Citation: [2010] ScotIC 159_2010
Parties: Applicant: CaL Solutions (Billingham) Ltd; Respondent: Scottish Water
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Judgment Date: 13 September 2010
Procedural Posture: Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision of Scottish Information Commissioner
Outcome: application upheld
Legal Topics: Failure to Respond, Request for Review

Freedom of Information Failure to Respond Request for Review

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Parties

CaL Solutions (Billingham) Ltd

Applicant

Scottish Water

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision of Scottish Information Commissioner

Legal Issues

1 Whether Scottish Water failed to respond to a freedom of information request and a subsequent request for review within the statutory timescales

Ratio Decidendi

Scottish Water failed to comply with its statutory obligations by not responding to the applicant's request and request for review within the required timescales.

Court Disposition

application upheld

Orders

Scottish Water must respond to the applicant's information request and request for review in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

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