Summary: The complainant has requested information relating to the possible development of Salters Field. Aldenham Parish Council (the -council-) provided some information but withheld the majority of the requested information because it was -commercially sensitive-. The council-s internal review upheld its initial handling of the request. The Commissioner-s decision is that the council failed to demonstrate that the commercial interests exemption was engaged, failed to confirm or deny whether the requested information is held and failed to issue a valid refusal notice. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose the withheld information to the complainant.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 1 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 17 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 43 - Complaint Upheld