7 March 2017, Local government (District council)
The complainant has requested information from Bath and North East Somerset Council about the social care of her now deceased son, including any statement about their wishes for the disclosure of their social care records. The Council withheld the requested information under section 41(1) of the Freedom of Information Act. The complainant subsequently contested the Council’s application of this exemption. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied the exemption provided by section 41(1). The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.
FOI 41: Not upheld