Information Commissioner's Office

Manchester City Council

27 April 2017, Local government (City council)

The complainant submitted an eleven-part request to Manchester City Council which relates to an Expression of Interest made by Manchester Active Lifestyles Community Interest Company, together with information concerning Sport England’s Waterfall funding, the naming rights of the Sportcity estate and the contracting out of School Swimming, Major Sports Events and Sports Development which were challenged in the Expression of Interest. The Commissioner has decided that Manchester City Council does not hold the information which the complainant seeks at parts 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7 of his request. She has decided that the Council is entitled to rely on section 42 of the FOIA in respect of a Report made by the City Solicitor to the Council’s Commercial Board – part 4 of the complainant’s request, and she has decided that the Council is entitled to rely on section 12 of the FOIA in respect of parts 9, 10 and 11 of the complainant’s request. In respect of parts 9, 10 and 11 of the complainant’s request, the Commissioner has decided that the Council has failed to provide advice and assistance and therefore the Council has contravened section 16 of the FOIA.

FOI 1: Not upheld FOI 42: Not upheld FOI 12: Not upheld FOI 16: Upheld