12 January 2015, Local government (County council)
The complainant requested information about amendments made to the minutes of a particular meeting of the Radnorshire Committee. Powys County Council (‘the Council’) provided the information requested, subject to some personal data being redacted under section 40(2). During its internal review, the Council disclosed some of the information it had originally redacted but maintained that the remaining personal data contained within the documents disclosed was exempt under section 40(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly relied on section 40(2) of the FOIA to withhold/ redact the remaining information held relevant to the request. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.
FOI 40: Not upheld