Mr David Henderson and Scottish Ministers (IT contracts for Agriculture, Food & Rural Communities (AFRC) project: Failure to respond within statutory timescales...) [2015] ScotIC 079_2015 (17 June 2015)
The Scottish Ministers breached their statutory duty by failing to respond to the applicant's request within the prescribed timescales.
- Citation
- [2015] ScotIC 079_2015
- Parties
- Applicant: Mr David Henderson; Respondent: Scottish Ministers
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judgment Date
- 17 June 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Scottish Information Commissioner Decision / Final Decision
- Outcome
- Complaint upheld
- Legal Topics
- Statutory Response Times, Public Sector IT Contracts
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Parties
Mr David Henderson
Applicant
Scottish Ministers
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Scottish Information Commissioner Decision / Final Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether Scottish Ministers failed to respond to a Freedom of Information request within statutory timescales
Ratio Decidendi
The Scottish Ministers breached their statutory duty by failing to respond to the applicant's request within the prescribed timescales.
Court Disposition
Complaint upheld
Orders
- Scottish Ministers required to respond to the applicant's request in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
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