The complainant requested the professional or other qualifications held by the individual holding the post of Design and Conservation Manager at Swale Borough Council (the Council). The Council informed the complainant of the nature of qualifications that the post holder had to have in order to be appointed to the post and confirmed that the individual currently holding the post met these requirements. However, it refused to provide the complainant with details of the exact qualifications of the post holder. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled to withhold this information on the basis that its disclosure would breach the Data Protection Act and thus the information was exempt from disclosure under FOIA by virtue of the personal data exemption. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2011/0264 dismissed.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 40 – Complaint Not upheld
Citations:
[2011] UKICO FS50394165
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England and Wales
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Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.531030