2 December 2015, Local government (District council)
The complainant requested information about Lender Option Borrower Option (LOBO) contracts. The City and County of Swansea disclosed some information but withheld copies of the contracts under section 43(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the exemption as set out in section 43(2) of the FOIA is not engaged in relation to the withheld information. The Commissioner requires the Council to disclose the withheld information to the complainant. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
FOI 43: Upheld