Information Commissioner's Office

Medway Council

27 October 2015, Local government (District council)

The complainant has requested information in response to a council letter regarding a parking restriction proposal. Medway Council (the council) provided the complainant with some information, refused other information that it considered to be third party personal data. Lastly it advised that it did not hold some of the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council was correct to withhold some information under regulation 13 of the EIR, but considers some information should be released. He also determined that no other information was held to the remaining parts of the request. The Commissioner requires the public authority provide the complainant with a copy of the information as explained in paragraph 39 of the decision notice below. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.

EIR 13: Partly upheld