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Relevant law Section 1 of FOIA provides, subject to immaterial exceptions on this appeal, the core duty under FOIA. It states
Relevant law
Section 1 of FOIA provides, subject to immaterial exceptions on this appeal, the core duty under FOIA. It states:
“General right of access to information held by public authorities.
1(1) A person making a request for information to a public authority is entitled—
(a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds information of the description specified in the request, and
(b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to him.”
- Heading
- The decision of the Upper Tribunal is to allow the appeal. The decision of the First-tier Tribunal made on16 January 2024under case numberEA/2023/0340was made in error of law and is set aside
- Introduction
- Relevant factual background
- The FTT’s Consent to Withdraw Decision
- “DECISION
- this document is formal notification of the taking effect of the withdrawal further to rule 17(5) 2009 Rules… Decision on withdrawal
- As regards the lateness of the withdrawal and the absence of an explanation for that lateness
- Relevant law Section 1 of FOIA provides, subject to immaterial exceptions on this appeal, the core duty under FOIA. It states
- Section 50 of FOIA is about complaints to the Information Commissioner and sets out (insofar as is relevant)
- The parties’ arguments
- Conclusions