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Link to IOC for full Decision notice pdf file: Thornton Le Dale Parish Council (Local government) [2025] UKICO 353416 (6 May 2025)

The complainant has requested information about specified training. Thornton Le-Dale Parish Council (the Council) relied on section 40(2) of FOIA (third party personal information) to withhold some of the information requested at part 3 of the request. The Commissioner's decision is that the Council has not correctly relied on section 40(2) of FOIA to withhold names of any councillors who attended specified training. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Disclose the requested information to the complainant. The Council must take these steps within 30 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 40(2):Upheld
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