Mr Frew requested from Falkirk Council (the Council) copies of invoices and contractual agreements regarding the transportation and storage of certain seized goods, along with and copies of correspondence between Falkirk Trading Standards and UDV Guinness concerning a related case. The Council responded by stating that information was not held in relation to the transportation and storage of the seized goods and that correspondence between the Council and UDV Guinness was being withheld in terms of section 36(1) of FOISA (being information in respect of which a claim of confidentiality of communications could be maintained in legal proceedings). Following a review, Mr Frew remained dissatisfied and applied to the Commissioner for a decision.
Following an investigation, the Commissioner found that Falkirk Council had dealt with Mr Frew’s request for information in accordance with Part 1 of FOISA. He did not require Falkirk Council to take any action.
Citations:
[2008] ScotIC 118 – 2008
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Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.434215