Ms W and West Lothian Council [2015] ScotIC 074_2015 (03 June 2015)

Ms W and West Lothian Council [2015] ScotIC 074_2015 (03 June 2015)

West Lothian Council breached its statutory duty by failing to respond to Ms W's information request within the required timescale.

Parties
Applicant: Ms W; Respondent: West Lothian Council
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
03 June 2015
Procedural Posture
Information Appeal / Final Decision
Outcome
appeal upheld
Legal Topics
Failure to Respond, Statutory Timescale, Housing Allocations Policy

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Parties

Ms W

Applicant

West Lothian Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Information Appeal / Final Decision

  1. 1 Whether West Lothian Council failed to respond to Ms W's request for information within the statutory timescale under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Ratio Decidendi

West Lothian Council breached its statutory duty by failing to respond to Ms W's information request within the required timescale.

Court Disposition

appeal upheld

Orders

  • West Lothian Council must respond to Ms W's request for information in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002