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Camden Council (Decision Notice) [2011] UKICO FS50377094 (21 September 2011)
Summary: The complainant requested information from the London Borough of Camden about the decision to provide refreshments at meetings of the council-™s Joint Monitoring Board, and the later decision, that food and refreshments would no longer be provided. The council responded, providing information about most of his request, but refusing to disclose the names of the -˜relatively junior-™ council employees who took the decision, under the exemption provided at section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). This information was refused on the grounds that it is personal data and its disclosure would be a breach of the first data protection principle. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the London Borough of Camden correctly withheld the names of council staff who took the decision. He does not require any steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld