Failure to respond to FOI request more promptly than ‘long stop’ 20 days deadline needs to be justified, says watchdog – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 9th, 2013 in codes of practice, disclosure, freedom of information, news, ombudsmen, time limits by sally

“Public authorities may need to maintain a record to justify why they are unable to respond to freedom of information (FOI) requests more promptly than within 20 working days after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released new guidance.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 8th October 2013

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