Mr Greig Lamont and Scottish Ministers [2013] ScotIC 053_2013 (26 March 2013)

Mr Greig Lamont and Scottish Ministers [2013] ScotIC 053_2013 (26 March 2013)

The Scottish Ministers breached their statutory duty by failing to respond to the applicant's information request within the required timeframe.

Citation
[2013] ScotIC 053_2013
Parties
Applicant: Mr Greig Lamont; Respondent: Scottish Ministers
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
26 March 2013
Procedural Posture
Information Request Appeal / Final Decision
Outcome
application upheld
Legal Topics
Handling of Information Request, Failure to Respond
Information Law Administrative Law Handling of Information Request Failure to Respond

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Parties

Mr Greig Lamont

Applicant

Scottish Ministers

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Information Request Appeal / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 whether the Scottish Ministers failed to respond to an information request in accordance with statutory requirements

Ratio Decidendi

The Scottish Ministers breached their statutory duty by failing to respond to the applicant's information request within the required timeframe.

Court Disposition

application upheld

Orders

  • Scottish Ministers are required to respond to the applicant's information request in accordance with the Act