19 August 2014, Local government (Borough council)
The complainant requested an unredacted copy of an internal audit report (‘the Report’) relating to a particular school. Conwy County Borough Council (‘the Council’) had previously released a redacted copy of the report in question, but had withheld certain information under section 40(2). In response to the request, the Council maintained that the remaining withheld information contained within the Report was exempt under section 40(2). During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation, the Council disclosed some additional information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied section 40(2) to the remaining information. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.
FOI 40: Not upheld