Summary: On 12 October 2009 the complainant requested financial information relating to two named Council officers from the public authority, including information on their annual salaries, expense claims and annual leave. The public authority provided a proportion of the information and withheld the remainder under section 12(1) and section 40(2) of the Act. It also stated that part of the information was not held. The complainant remained dissatisfied with the response, and particularly with the level of detail provided regarding the expense claims. The Commissioner has investigated and upheld the public authority-™s application of sections 12(1) and section 40(2); however, he also determined that it had failed to comply with its procedural obligations under sections 10(1), 17(1), 17(5) and 16(1). He requires no further steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 12 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 16 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 17 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld