9 February 2015, Local government (District council)
The complainant has asked South Gloucestershire Council to provide him with the names and contact details of the Management Committee and/or Trustees of a named football club. The Council has relied on the exemption provided by section 40(2) of the FOIA to withhold this information. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 40(2) has been properly applied and the Council is entitled to rely on its provisions to withhold the information which the complainant seeks. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any further action in respect of this matter.
FOI 40: Not upheld