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Southwark Council (Decision Notice) [2013] UKICO FS50444438 (31 January 2013)
Summary: The complainant has requested a copy of a report (-the report-) prepared by a named officer of Southwark Council (-the council-) following representations made by a member of its staff acting as a whistleblower. The Information Commissioner (the Commissioner) decided that the council correctly withheld some information relying on the exemptions in section 42(1) FOIA (legal professional privilege) and section 40(1) FOIA (personal information). The council incorrectly withheld further information relying on the exemption in section 41(1) FOIA (information obtained in confidence). He did not find it necessary to consider the council-s application of the section 40(2) exemption. The Commissioner requires the council to disclose the report in full but redacting the information listed in the annex to this decision.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 41 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 42 - Complaint Not upheld