ICO The complainant requested information from Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (the Council) about the PREVENT programme. The Council provided some information but withheld the remainder citing the section 31 exemption (law enforcement). The Commissioner’s decision is that some information was incorrectly withheld under sections 31(1)(a) (prevention or detection of crime) and (b) (apprehension or prosecution of offenders). The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose to the complainant the information identified in the confidential annex.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 31 – Complaint Upheld
Citations:
[2013] UKICO FS50482459
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Information
Updated: 13 July 2022; Ref: scu.528633
