Summary: The complainant has requested information from Mid Devon District Council (-˜the council-™) relating to an investigation into money paid to Cullompton Town Council by Devon Gateway Trust Ltd. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the council has correctly applied the exemption for personal data at section 40(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner has also decided that the council breached section 10(1) of the FOIA by failing to respond within the statutory time limit of 20 working days but does not require any steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld