Hasthestatutorytimeperiodforprocessingalreadyrunout?Ifnot,anapplicationwillneedtobemadeunders15AB. *
Yes
No
YouarerequestinganextensionoftimeonthegroundsthatfurthertimeisneededtodealwiththeFOI
request.YoushouldcontinuetoprocessanFOIrequestwithoutwaitingforaresponsetothisextensionof
timerequest.TheexpiryofthetimeframeallowsanFOIapplicanttoseekInformationCommissionerreview;
itdoesnotremovetheagency'sorminister'sobligationtoprocesstherequest.
IfadecisionisprovidedtotheFOIapplicantpriortotheOAICmakingadecisiononyourextensionoftime
request,pleaseadviseusinwritingassoonaspossible.
DateyoureceivedtheFOIrequest *
20Mar2023
Currentdatethedecisionisdue *
19May2023
Requestedlengthofextension(numberofdays)
*56
Newdecisionduedateifextensiongranted *
14Jul2023
Didyouapproachtheapplicantforanextensionoftimeunders15AA
Yes
No
Whydidyoudecidenottoapproachtheapplicantforanextensionoftimeunders15AA*
DuetoahighlevelofFOIrequests,OAICreviewrequests,relatedlitigation,staffleaveandturnoverwedidnotidentifythisFOI
requestuntilafteritwasdeemed,followingarecentauditingprocess.
Hastheprocessingperiodbeenextendedasaresultofotherstatutoryprovisions,orareyouconsideringsuchanextension?*
(Forexample,throughconsultationprovisionsorprovisionsaboutchargesthatimpactonthestatutoryduedate)
Yes
No
PleaselisttheseandhowtheyhaveimpactedontheduedatefortheFOIapplication *
ThescopeoftheFOIrequestincludesapproximately15separatedocumentswhichhasrequiredandwillrequire
consultationwith15distinctthird-partiesunders27AoftheFOIAct.Asweneedtoconsultwiththird-parties,theoriginaldue
dateof19April2023hasbeenextendedfor30days,aspers15(6)oftheFOIAct,until19May2023.

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Hastheapplicantraisedanyconcernsaboutdelays?
*
Ifyes,pleaseat achacopyofthecorrespondencereceivedfromtheapplicant.(seebelowforat achingfiles).
Yes
No
Pleasedescribetheapplicant’sconcerns. *
ApplicantwasconcernedwiththelackofresponsetotheirFOIrequest.Seeattachment
Pleasealsoexplainthereasonsfortherequestandwhyanextensionwouldbejustified.Requestsforlongerextensionsof
time(morethan30days)willrequiregreaterjustification.
Pleaseprovideatimelinesettingouttheworkalreadycompletedinordertoprocessthisrequest.Whereanextensionof
timehaspreviouslybeengranted,describetheworkthatwasundertakenduringthatextendedperiod. *
OurOfficerecentlyidentifiedthisrequestduetothereasonsprovidedaboveon22May2023.Sincethenweretrieved
thedocumentswithinscope(whichtookapproximately10hours),begunassessingthedocuments
Whatworkisrequiredtofinalisetherequest? *
OurOfficeneedstofinalisethethird-partyconsultationrequestsregardingpersonalprivacyandinternalconsultations
regardingmatterrelatingtopotentiallyongoingPublicInterestDisclosures(PID)andothersensitiveoperational
material.Oncewehavereceivedourconsultationresponsesfromthevariousbodieswewillneedtoredact/process
thedocumentsandpreparedecisionlettertoapplicant.
Pleasedescribethescopeandcomplexityoftherequest.Pleaseprovidethenumberofdocumentsatissueandthe
numberoffolios,aswellasanycomplexityinthenatureofthosedocument *
Theapplicanthasrequested29separatedocuments-originalFOIrequestswehavereceivedthatarecurrently
subjecttoICReview.Thesedocumentscontainthepersonalinformationofapproximately15-17thirdparties(not
includingstaffdetails)whichrequiresconsultationwitheachparty,aswellaspotentiallycontaininginformation
relatingtoongoingPIDinvestigationsandlitigation.
Dootheragenciesorpartieshaveaninterestintherequest? *
N/A
Pleasedescribethemeasuresthatwouldbetakentoensureadecisionismadewithintheperiodoftherequested
extensionandtokeeptheapplicantinformedoftheprogressoftherequest *
ThismatteriscurrentlybeingpreparedbyaLegalOfficer,overseenbyanEL1SeniorLegalOfficer,andisbeing
treatedasamatterofutmosturgency.OurOfficeacknowledgesourcommunicationwiththeapplicantcouldhave
beenbetter
PleaseprovideacopyoftheFOIapplicant'soriginalFOIrequestandanyrevisionstothescopeoftheFOIrequest.*
Filesyouat achmust:
bein*.pdf,*.docx,*.doc,*.txt,*.jpg,*.gif,*.pngformat
benomorethanfivefiles
intotalbenolargerthan20MB.
ApplicantFOIrequest.pdf
Ifyouhavedocumentstoattachtothisform,pleasedosohere:
Filesyouat achmust:
bein*.jpg,*.gif,*.png,*.pdf,*.doc,*.docx,*.txt,*.xls,*.xlsxformat
benomorethanfivefiles
intotalbenolargerthan20MB.
Applicantdelayconcerns.pdf

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