High Court rules that time spent redacting exempt information was not permitted by the FOI fees regulations | Practical Law

High Court rules that time spent redacting exempt information was not permitted by the FOI fees regulations | Practical Law

On 21 January 2011, the High Court held in Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police v Information Commissioner [2011] EWHC 44 (Admin), that when estimating the costs of complying with a request for information made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, a public authority cannot consider time spent redacting exempt information from relevant documents. 

High Court rules that time spent redacting exempt information was not permitted by the FOI fees regulations

by PLC Public Sector
Published on 01 Feb 2011 • England, Wales
On 21 January 2011, the High Court held in Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police v Information Commissioner [2011] EWHC 44 (Admin), that when estimating the costs of complying with a request for information made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, a public authority cannot consider time spent redacting exempt information from relevant documents.