The complainant requested from Cheshire East Council (‘the Council’) information regarding Covid-19 disbursements. The Council refused to disclose some of the information and cited section 31(1)(a) (prevention or detection of crime) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council correctly applied the exemption to the withheld information. Therefore, the Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps as a result of this decision.
FOI 31(1)(a): Complaint not upheld
Citations:
[2021] UKICO IC-73991
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 07 November 2022; Ref: scu.669506