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Cite as: [2016] UKICO FS50608334
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Local Government Ombudsman
11 February 2016, Central government
The complainant has requested the number and dates of all public complaints directly made against two named individuals. The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) originally explained that it did not consider it held this type of information as it deals with complaints about corporate bodies rather than specific individuals. However the Commissioner considers that if complaints have been made because of the actions about specific individuals employed by such a corporate body, this information would be held. The LGO explained that either way, it would not be obliged to confirm or deny whether the requested information was held in this case under section 44(2) FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the LGO was correct to neither confirm nor deny whether it held the information requested under section 44(2) FOIA. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
FOI 44: Not upheld