‘Worst year’ for decision times on Freedom of Information requests

Last year was the “worst year on record” for public bodies failing to make a decision in time on freedom of information (FoI) requests.

In almost three out of 10 cases accepted by Information Commissioner Peter Tyndall, there was a failure by public bodies to meet response deadlines.

Public bodies, it emerged, failed to respond in a timely manner to FoI requests both at the initial stage and internal review stage.