The complainant requested correspondence relating to conveyancing queries concerning the leasehold agreement for a specific property. Southwater Parish Council (the Parish Council) refused to provide the requested information, citing sections 42 (legal professional privilege) and 43 (commercial interests) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Parish Council correctly applied section 42(1) (legal professional privilege) of the FOIA to the withheld information. However, she found procedural breaches of sections 1(1) (general right of access) and 17 (refusal of request). The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.
FOI 42: Complaint not upheld FOI 17: Complaint upheld FOI 1: Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2021] UKICO IC-42482
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 31 October 2022; Ref: scu.665958