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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2022/123778.html
Cite as: [2022] UKICO 123778
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Bicester Town Council
The complainant requested information from Bicester Town Council (“the Council”) relating to the minutes of Personnel Committee Meetings the Council have held in the past five years. The Council withheld the requested information under section 40(5B)(a)(i) (neither confirm nor deny) of FOIA. During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation, the Council revised its position, and cited section 40(2) (personal information) of FOIA to withhold personal information contained within the minutes, and committed to publishing the redacted minutes of future meetings on its website. The Commissioner’s decision is that some of the requested information is the personal data of third parties and is exempt under section 40(2) (personal information) of FOIA. However, some of the information appears to be information that should be published on the Council’s website but is not. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: Disclose, the Personnel Committee meeting minutes for the past five years, that should be visible on the Council’s website, with appropriate redactions for personal data.FOI 40(2): Complaint partly upheld
Decision notice: 123778