13 January 2015, Local government (Borough council)
The complainant has requested the names of employees who authorised invoices in relation to certain contracts as well as details of the development work undertaken. Wirral Borough Council refused to disclose the identities of the individuals on the basis of section 40(2) but provided a description of the development work that had been done. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 40(2) has been correctly applied to refuse to identify the employees who authorised the invoices and the description provided was sufficient to satisfy the request. He does not require the Council to take any steps.
FOI 40: Not upheld