31 October 2016, Local government (County council)
The complainant requested information about the agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (‘PWC’) in relation to the Risk and Reward exercise. Ceredigion County Council (‘the Council’) provided some information but withheld other information under section 43(2) of the FOIA. During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation the Council agreed to disclose the previously withheld information. In failing to comply with section 1 within twenty working days the Commissioner finds that the Council breached section 10(1) of the FOIA. However, as the Council has now provided the information in question the Commissioner does not require the Council to take any further action.
FOI 10: Upheld