British
and Irish Legal Information Institute
Freely Available British and Irish Public Legal Information
[Home] [Databases] [World Law] [Multidatabase Search] [Help] [Feedback]
Information Commissioner's Office
You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> Information Commissioner's Office >> North East Lincolnshire Council (Decision Notice) [2014] UKICO FS50518598 (15 April 2014)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2014/FS50518598.html
Cite as: [2014] UKICO FS50518598
[New search] [Printable PDF version] [Help]
North East Lincolnshire Council (Decision Notice) [2014] UKICO FS50518598 (15 April 2014)
Summary: The complainant has requested from North East Lincolnshire Council (the -Council-) a copy of an Independent Person-s Report that was presented to a standards referral panel when investigating a complaint. The Council refused the request by relying on the exemption set out in section 40(2) of FOIA. Whilst the Commissioner found that the section 40(2) was engaged he also found that the correct approach would have been for the Council to have refused to confirm or deny if it held the requested information in accordance with section 40(5)(b)(i) of FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take no steps.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld