24 June 2015, Local government (County council)
The complainant has requested recorded information relating to Northamptonshire County Council’s LGSS shared services organisation. The Commissioner is satisfied that the Council does not hold recorded information which is relevant to questions 2 – 6 of the complainant’s request. The complainant also seeks five invoices for goods and services provided to the Council by LGSS and which the Council has withheld in reliance of section 43(3) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to demonstrate that section 43(2) is properly engaged and therefore he requires the Council to take the following action to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Council is required to disclose the five invoices referred to in the complainant’s request.
FOI 43: Upheld