Information Commissioner's Office

Havering London Borough Council

6 November 2017, Local government (Borough council)

The complainant has requested information relating to the consideration by the London Borough of Havering (the Council) of the long term parking needs of visitors and staff to the Queens Hospital when the Rom Valley Ice Rink closed down. The Council released some information relating to the request subject to redactions made under section 40(2) (third party personal data) of the FOIA. It denied holding any further information in relation to the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that on the balance of probabilities the Council does not hold any additional information beyond that which had already been identified. With regard to the Council’s reliance on section 40(2), the Commissioner has found that this only applies to the names of the junior members of staff. The Commissioner therefore requires the public authority to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Council must disclose the names of the individuals listed in the confidential annex.

FOI 1: Not upheld FOI 40: Partly upheld