Contact details for landlords on the register of private landlords – Mr Paul Giusti (Mr Giusti) requested from North Lanarkshire Council (the Council) the contact information for all landlords registered with the Council during a specified 30 month period. The Council responded by withholding the information under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA. Following a review, Mr Giusti remained dissatisfied and applied to the Commissioner for a decision.
During the investigation, the Council indicated that it also considered the withheld information to be exempt under section 30(c) of FOISA. Following the investigation, the Commissioner found that the Council was entitled to withhold the information in terms of section 30(c) of FOISA on the grounds that its disclosure would be likely to prejudice substantially the effective conduct of public affairs. He concluded that the Council acted in accordance with Part 1 of FOISA by refusing to supply the withheld information to Mr Giusti.
Citations:
[2011] ScotIC 063 – 2011
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Updated: 07 September 2022; Ref: scu.433704