Link for IOC full Decision notice pdf file: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (Local government) [2025] UKICO 349384 (22 May 2025)
The complainant has requested information in relation to overpayment of wages to employees. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) cited section 12 of FOIA to refuse the request. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the Council was entitled to rely on section 12 of FOIA to withhold information in scope of the request. However, the Council failed to carry out its internal review within 40 working days. The Commissioner does not require any steps as a result of this decision.