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South Tyneside Council (Decision Notice) [2013] UKICO FS50492342 (23 October 2013)
Summary: The complainant submitted a request to South Tyneside Council (the Council) for copies of the corporate credit card statements for four individuals for a three month period. The Council provided the complainant with a summary of some of the information falling within the scope of his request but withheld further information on the basis of section 31(1)(a) (law enforcement), section 40 (personal data) and section 43 (commercial interests). The Commissioner has concluded that by simply providing the complainant with a summary of some of the information, rather than copies of the statements with the information it considered to be exempt redacted, the Council failed to meet the complainants-™ preference to be provided with -˜copies-™ of the statements themselves. Furthermore the Commissioner has concluded that the only information contained in the statements which is exempt from disclosure is the credit card and account numbers, on the basis of section 31(1)(a), and the information appearing on the various statements under the column -˜Transaction Description-™ on the basis of sections 40(2) or 43(2). The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Provide the complainant with copies of the statements falling within the scope of his request dated 12 March 2013. The only information that can be redacted from the copies of the statements is the information appearing under the column -˜Transaction Description-™ on each statement and any credit card and bank account numbers.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 31 - Complaint Upheld