Summary: The complainant has requested information about payments made to senior members of staff on the cessation of their employment with London Borough of Croydon (-the Council-). The requested information was held in compromise agreements and the Council considered it exempt from disclosure under section 40(2). The Information Commissioner-s decision is that the Council was entitled to withhold the information on the basis of section 40(2). He requires no remedial steps to be taken by the Council.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld