Cook and Renfrewshire Council: SIC 6 Nov 2015

SIC Information Presented To The Council’s Procurement Sub-Committee – On 23 June 2015, Mr Cook asked Renfrewshire Council (the Council) for information relating to a meeting of its Procurement Sub-Committee.
The Council informed Mr Cook that the information was exempt from disclosure in terms of section 25(1) of FOISA on the basis that it was available to him on its website. The Council also provided the relevant links to Mr Cook. Following a review, Mr Cook remained dissatisfied and applied to the Commissioner for a decision.
Following an investigation, the Commissioner found that the Council had complied with FOISA in dealing with Mr Cook’s request.
References: [2015] ScotIC 169 – 2015
Links: Bailii
Jurisdiction: Scotland

Last Update: 15 October 2020; Ref: scu.556108