Highland Council (Caithness tendered bus contracts - failure to respond) [2025] ScotIC 086_2025 (08 April 2025)

Highland Council failed to comply with its statutory duty to respond to the information request within the required timescale under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

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Citation: [2025] ScotIC 086_2025
Parties: Respondent: Highland Council
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Judgment Date: 08 April 2025
Procedural Posture: Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision
Outcome: application upheld
Legal Topics: Failure to Respond, Public Contracts, Information Rights

Administrative Law Freedom of Information Failure to Respond Public Contracts Information Rights

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Parties

Highland Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision

Legal Issues

1 Whether Highland Council failed to respond to a request for information regarding Caithness tendered bus contracts within the statutory timescale

Ratio Decidendi

Highland Council failed to comply with its statutory duty to respond to the information request within the required timescale under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Court Disposition

application upheld

Orders

Highland Council must respond to the applicant's request for information in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

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