13 April 2015, Local government (County council)
The complainant has requested information relating to an investigation regarding horse meat in Asda Smart Price Corned Beef. The Commissioner’s decision is that Leicestershire County Council has correctly applied the exemption at section 30(1)(b) where information held by a public authority is exempt information if it has at any time been held by the authority for the purposes of any investigation which is conducted by the authority and in the circumstances may lead to a decision by the authority to institute criminal proceedings which the authority has power to conduct. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.
FOI 30: Not upheld