Link for IOC full Decision notice pdf file: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local government) [2025] UKICO 347138 (4 April 2025)
The complainant has requested information about whether a specific individual at a specific address claims a council tax discount and any medical reasons for this. Bridgend County Borough Council (the Council) relied on section 40(5B) of FOIA (third party personal information) to refuse to confirm or deny that the information was held. The Commissioner's decision is that the Council correctly relied on section 40(5B) of FOIA to refuse to confirm or deny that the information was held. The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken.