Ms Robyn Staveley and Scottish Ministers [2014] ScotIC 151_2014 (08 July 2014)

Ms Robyn Staveley and Scottish Ministers [2014] ScotIC 151_2014 (08 July 2014)

The Scottish Ministers failed to comply with their statutory duty to respond to the applicant's request within the timescales required by the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Citation
[2014] ScotIC 151_2014
Parties
Applicant: Ms Robyn Staveley; Respondent: Scottish Ministers
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
08 July 2014
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision
Outcome
application upheld
Legal Topics
Statutory Time Limits, Public Authority Obligations
Administrative Law Freedom of Information Statutory Time Limits Public Authority Obligations

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Parties

Ms Robyn Staveley

Applicant

Scottish Ministers

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Scottish Ministers failed to respond to a freedom of information request within the statutory timescales

Ratio Decidendi

The Scottish Ministers failed to comply with their statutory duty to respond to the applicant's request within the timescales required by the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Court Disposition

application upheld

Orders

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