Mr Q and Scottish Prison Service (...) [2017] ScotIC 154_2017 (14 September 2017)

Mr Q and Scottish Prison Service (...) [2017] ScotIC 154_2017 (14 September 2017)

The Scottish Prison Service failed to comply with its statutory obligations by not responding to the applicant's request within the required timescale.

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Citation
[2017] ScotIC 154_2017
Parties
Applicant: Mr Q; Respondent: Scottish Prison Service
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
14 September 2017
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision
Outcome
application upheld
Legal Topics
Freedom of Information, Statutory Time Limits
Information Law Freedom of Information Statutory Time Limits

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Parties

Mr Q

Applicant

Scottish Prison Service

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Scottish Prison Service failed to respond to a freedom of information request within the statutory timescale

Ratio Decidendi

The Scottish Prison Service failed to comply with its statutory obligations by not responding to the applicant's request within the required timescale.

Court Disposition

application upheld

Orders

  • The Scottish Prison Service must respond to the applicant's request for the parole handbook without further delay.