18 August 2014, Local government (Parish council)
The complainant has requested details of three PAYE/NI payments to HRMC which were made between 2009 and 2013. Long Sutton Parish Council (the “Council”) provided three redacted HMRC statements. It later explained to the Commissioner that the withheld data is third party personal data. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied section 40(2) to the withheld information in this case. However in failing to provide a valid refusal notice the Council is in breach of section 17 of the FOIA. No steps are required.
FOI 17: Upheld FOI 40: Not upheld