16 October 2014, Local government (District council)
The complainant has requested a copy of an investigation report into allegations and complaints about the conduct of a named councillor. Mole Valley District Council (the council) withheld the report under section 40(2) of the FOIA as it considered that the information was personal data and its disclosure would breach the Data Protection Act 1998 (the DPA). The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has correctly applied the exemption at section 40(2). The Commissioner does not require to the council to take any step.
FOI 40: Not upheld