Summary: The complainant has requested information from Newbury Town Council (-the Council-) consisting of the minutes of an urgency sub-committee meeting held on 10 February 2011 and details of requests for and legal advice given in respect of a dispute concerning an allotment tenancy. The Council refused to disclose the requested information relying upon section 42(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner-s decision is that the Council has correctly applied section 42 of the FOIA in this case. He therefore requires no steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 42 - Complaint Not upheld