The Council was asked about a meeting it held with representatives of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Council withheld information on the grounds that it was either legal advice or that its disclosure would dissuade the free and frank exchange of views for deliberation.
During the investigation, the Council disclosed further information to the Applicant, but it continued to withhold some information for the reasons it had previously cited.
Following an investigation, the Commissioner found that the Council had correctly applied exemptions to the withheld information, but he also found that the Council failed to comply with section 1(1) of FOISA by initially withholding information from the Applicant that it later disclosed.
[2020] ScotIC 046 – 2020
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Scotland
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Updated: 21 December 2021; Ref: scu.654012