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Haringey London Borough Council (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FS50437448 (18 September 2012)
Summary: The complainant has requested copies of minutes of a meeting held between Haringey Council and a residents-™ campaign group on 8 September 2011. Also requested were records of meetings and emails between Haringey Council-™s Resident Involvement Group and the parties involved in that campaigning group in January and February 2012. Haringey Council responded, disclosing the minutes of the specified meeting but refusing to disclose the emails on the grounds that these are personal data, and exempt from disclosure under section 40(2) of FOIA. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the requested information is personal data, but Haringey Council has incorrectly withheld the emails as disclosure would not contravene the data protection principles. The Commissioner requires the public authority disclose the withheld information. The names and contact details of private individuals may remain withheld and should be redacted, but names and business contact details for the public authority-™s own staff should be disclosed.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Upheld