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FOI & Transparency

A decade of ICO decision notices, late responses and weak internal-review practice — the largest single cluster of documented failure in the public record.

The core story

ICO decisions in 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2025 and 2026 show repeated failures to answer FOI/EIR requests on time or correctly. In several cases the council changed its disclosure position only after the ICO intervened.

6+
ICO decisions against the council (2016–2026)
24%
Ombudsman intervention rate in 2024/25
63%
recommendations complied with on time (2024/25)
Key findings
Investigations in this cluster

A Decade of Delayed Disclosure: What ICO Decision Notices Show About Ceredigion Transparency

Published

What the Public Record Shows About Ceredigion County Council

Published
Related evidence
Information Commissioner ICO Decision Notice — School-Place Fraud Information (2026) High reliability
Information Commissioner ICO Decision Notice — FOI Breach (2025) High reliability
Information Commissioner ICO Decision Notice — EIR: Planning Application Information (2022) High reliability
Information Commissioner ICO Decision Notice — EIR: Traffic Management around McDonald’s, Aberystwyth (2022) High reliability
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