Decision notice FS50712995

The complainant has requested information from Brighton and Hove City Council (the Council) regarding the amount that has been paid by a specified legal entity to the Council, in major works costs, service charges and ground rent. In addition, the complainant requested the reasons behind refusal of a previous information request. The Council provided the information in relation to the first part of the request, and stated that it does not hold further information in relation to the second part of the request. However the complainant considers that further information must be held. The Commissioner’s decision is that on the balance of probabilities, the Council does not hold further information within the scope of the request and therefore has complied with its duties under section 1(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner found that the Council breached section 10(1) of the FOIA due to the time it took to respond to the request. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.