Information Commissioner's Office

Hounslow London Borough Council

24 October 2017, Local government (Borough council)

The complainant has requested information relating to certificates awarded by the Mayor for community service. The Commissioner’s decision is that London Borough of Hounslow (the council), has correctly applied section 40(2) to the list of names. During the Commissioner’s investigation the council located a list of the various award criteria relevant to some of the awards presented. However, the Commissioner is satisfied that on the balance of probabilities, it does not hold any further information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to now disclose the list of award criteria. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.

FOI 1: Partly upheld FOI 40: Not upheld