9 January 2018, Local government (District council)
The complainant has requested information relating to the financial leaving settlement of the Chief Executive. The Teignbridge District Council (the Council) refused to provide the requested information citing the exemption under section 40(2) of the FOIA (third party personal data) as its basis for doing so. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied section 40(2) of FOIA to the withheld information. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps as a result of this decision notice.
FOI 40: Not upheld