CARS ON DELIVERY - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT DECISION

[TrueBlueTerrier]

A very long document - provided by BrotherMagrew (thanks Brother) and posted on here for informatrion

[center]Reference: FS50118873
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Section 50)

Decision Notice

Date: 9 August 2007

Public Authority: Royal Mail

Address: 5th Floor
148 Old Street
London
EC1V 9HQ[/center]

Summary

The complainant requested information from Royal Mail including statistics on the number of thefts of mail from private vehicles being used to deliver mail. Royal Mail disclosed to the complainant some of the information requested but withheld the information on the statistics of thefts under section 30 and found that the public interest lay in maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner investigated the application of section 30 and found that section 30 was not engaged. The Commissioner investigated the application of section 31, offered in the alternative, and found that this was not engaged. Royal Mail therefore breached the requirement of section 1(1) (b) in failing to disclose the requested information to the complainant. The Commissioner also found that Royal Mail did not issue a refusal notice within twenty working days and therefore beached section 17 of the Act. Royal Mail in failing to disclose information held, to which no exemption applied within twenty working days breached section 10 of the Act. The Commissioner requires Royal Mail to disclose the requested information within 35 calendar days from date of this notice.

The Commissioner’s Role

1. The Commissioner’s duty is to decide whether a request for information made to a public authority has been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of Part 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the “Actâ€

[brothermagrew]

Just to make it abundantly clear to the brothers and sisters that I am NOT the complainant in this Freedom of Info document. Can't rightly even say how I came across it in the first instance but having done so and being firmly in the no use of private cars on delivery camp thought it important to draw Teebs's attention to it's existence.