Mr John Paterson and Scottish Ministers (Scottish North Sea tax revenue projections: failure to respond within statutory timescales...) [2015] ScotIC 081_2015 (17 June 2015)

The Scottish Ministers breached their statutory duty by failing to respond to the applicant's request within the prescribed timescales under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

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Citation: [2015] ScotIC 081_2015
Parties: Applicant: Mr John Paterson; Respondent: Scottish Ministers
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Judgment Date: 17 June 2015
Procedural Posture: Freedom of Information Appeal / Final Decision
Outcome: application upheld
Legal Topics: Statutory Response Times, Public Sector Transparency

Administrative Law Freedom of Information Statutory Response Times Public Sector Transparency

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Parties

Mr John Paterson

Applicant

Scottish Ministers

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Appeal / 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 under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Court Disposition

application upheld

Orders

Scottish Ministers ordered to respond to the applicant's request in accordance with the Act

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