Despite being berated by the Information Commissioner’s Office in 2020, LBWF failings over the Freedom of Information Act continue
Over recent years, there has been growing unease about the way that LBWF responds to Freedom of Information Act requests from the public. Indeed, in July 2020, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) took the almost unprecedented step of issuing LBWF with a Practice Recommendation, which itemised in detail what it had been doing wrong, and what it must put right. However, a recent case suggests that not only is LBWF still failing, but that, more alarmingly, the same mistakes are being repeated. The detail is as follows. In 2021, Charles Edwards, a long-time campaigner for more transparency in relation to Mini-Holland and its offshoots, asked for ‘email and WhatsApp group correspondence’ ... »