26 April 2016, Local government (Borough council)
The complainant has requested a copy of two recordings made from her late mother’s telephone line on two specified dates. The Council refused the information in reliance on section 40(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Torfaen County Borough Council has correctly relied on section 40(2) of the FOIA to refuse the requested information. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.
FOI 40: Not upheld