23 May 2016, Local government (District council)
The complainant requested information from the council relating to an incident at Whipsnade Zoo. The council confirmed that the information was held but said that it was exempt under section 30(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the FOIA”). The Commissioner’s decision is that the council was correct to apply section 30(1) to some information, however other information should have been disclosed in response to the request. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose the information outlined in the confidential annex to this decision notice.
FOI 30: Partly upheld