The complainant requested information from Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (‘the Council’) relating to the hours worked by a named council officer. The Council withheld the requested information under section 40(2) of the FOIA – third party personal data. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council correctly withheld the information under section 40(2) of the FOIA. However, the Council breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in failing to provide a response to the request within 20 working days. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld FOI 40: Complaint not upheld
Citations:
[2019] UKICO fs50772694
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 24 August 2022; Ref: scu.639191