Summary: The complainant requested the handwritten notes of meetings of the Council in April and May 2013. Caerwent Community Council (-˜the Council) initially stated that it considered the information to be exempt under section 22 of the FOIA. At the time of the internal review the Council stated that the complainant had not asked for any written information and as such the Council did not hold it. During the Commissioner-™s investigation the Council stated that, whilst the information requested was held at the time the request was received, it had been destroyed in line with its normal retention and destruction policy, but it maintained that the information was exempt under section 22 of the FOIA. The Commissioner has been unable to consider the Council-™s application of section 22 as the requested information is no longer held. The Commissioner has not ordered any steps but has commented on the Council-™s handling of the request in the other matters section of this notice.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 1 - Complaint Not upheld