20 December 2017, Local government (Other)
The complainant has requested business ratepayer information from the City of London Corporation (COL). COL refused part of the request, for ratepayer names, relying on the exemption at section 31(1)(a). The Commissioner’s decision is that the exemption at section 31(1)(a) is not engaged. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Disclose the business ratepayer names as set out in the complainant’s request. 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 31: Upheld