Information Commissioner's Office

Middlesbrough Council

9 May 2017, Local government (District council)

The complainant has requested information from Middlesbrough Borough Council about Passenger Carrying Vehicle enforcement exercises. The Council disclosed some held information, and withheld some under section 42(1) of the Freedom of Information Act. The complainant subsequently disputed the application of section 42(1), and whether any further relevant information was held. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied section 42(1) to the withheld information, and that no further relevant information is held. However the Council has breached section 10(1) by providing its response out of time. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.

FOI 1: Not upheld FOI 10: Upheld FOI 42: Not upheld