Summary: The complainant requested information relating to a parking matter outside his property. West Sussex County Council (-the council-) supplied relevant information, although it withheld some information using the exemption under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (-the FOIA-) on the basis that it was the personal data of a third party. The Commissioner-s decision is that the council correctly relied on the exemption under section 40(2) to withhold the information, apart from in relation to some information that was the complainant's own personal data that should have been considered separately under the Data Protection Act 1998 (-the DPA-). The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld