Summary: The complainant has requested examples of successful claims for pothole damage from Hampshire County Council (-the council-). The council provided four examples, but withheld some information under the exemptions provided by section 40(2) and section 42(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (-the FOIA-). The Commissioner-s decision is that the council has correctly applied the exemptions provided by section 40(2) and section 42(1). However, the Commissioner identified that the council-s response was provided outside of 20 working days, and therefore breached the requirement of section 10(1). The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 42 - Complaint Not upheld