The complainant has requested information from Horsham District Council about the purchase and use of a building. The Council disclosed some held information, and withheld some under the exemption provided by section 42(1) of the Freedom of Information Act. The complainant subsequently disputed the Council’s application of section 42(1). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied section 42(1). However the Council has breached section 10(1) by failing to comply with section 1(1) within the time for compliance, and section 17(1) by failing to provide a refusal notice within the time for compliance. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.
FOI 10: Upheld FOI 17: Upheld FOI 42: Not upheld
Citations:
[2017] UKICO FS50650174
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.593775