Mr George Watson and Scottish Ministers [2014] ScotIC 155_2014 (11 July 2014)
The Scottish Ministers breached their statutory duty by failing to respond to the applicant's request within the required timescales.
- Citation
- [2014] ScotIC 155_2014
- Parties
- Applicant: Mr George Watson; Respondent: Scottish Ministers
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judgment Date
- 11 July 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision
- Outcome
- breach found
- Legal Topics
- Statutory Response Times, Failure to Respond, Public Authority Obligations
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Parties
Mr George Watson
Applicant
Scottish Ministers
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the 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 required timescales.
Court Disposition
breach found
Orders
- Scottish Ministers must respond to the applicant's request for details of overseas visits
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