SIC Antisocial behaviour investigation – Mr Rowden requested from Highland Council (the Council) reports and related information on investigations carried out by the Council into the behaviour of named individuals. The Council responded by withholding the information under a number of exemptions in FOISA. Following a review, as a result of which the Council also relied on additional exemptions, Mr Rowden remained dissatisfied and applied to the Commissioner for a decision.
Following an investigation, the Commissioner found that the Council had dealt with Mr Rowden’s request for information in accordance with Part 1 of FOISA, by withholding the information. In this case, he was satisfied that the information was subject to legal professional privilege, or that it was personal data (some being Mr Rowden’s own personal data and some being the personal data of others, the disclosure of which would breach the data protection principles). He did not require the Council to take any action.
Citations:
[2011] ScotIC 170 – 2011
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Updated: 23 September 2022; Ref: scu.447364