Mr N and Scottish Prison Service [2013] ScotIC 163_2013 (07 August 2013)

Mr N and Scottish Prison Service [2013] ScotIC 163_2013 (07 August 2013)

The Scottish Prison Service failed to comply with section 10(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 by not responding to the information request within the statutory timescale.

Citation
[2013] ScotIC 163_2013
Parties
Applicant: Mr N; Respondent: Scottish Prison Service
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
07 August 2013
Procedural Posture
Information Request Appeal / Decision
Outcome
request upheld
Legal Topics
Failure to Respond to Information Request
Freedom of Information Failure to Respond to Information Request

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Parties

Mr N

Applicant

Scottish Prison Service

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Information Request Appeal / Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Scottish Prison Service failed to respond to an information request within the statutory timescale

Ratio Decidendi

The Scottish Prison Service failed to comply with section 10(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 by not responding to the information request within the statutory timescale.

Court Disposition

request upheld

Orders

  • The Scottish Prison Service must respond to the applicant's information request in accordance with Part 1 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 without further delay.