The complainant has requested information from the West of England Combined Authority (‘WECA’) regarding expenses claims and full copies of declarations/registers of interests for WECA Mayor Dan Morris. WECA provided the complainant with some information, however it redacted the remainder, advising that it is the Mayor’s address and therefore is personal data. The Commissioner’s decision is that WECA was correct to withhold the requested information, as it is personal data. However, it should have cited section 40(2) of FOIA. As it did not cite which exemption of FOIA it was relying on, WECA has breached section 17 of FOIA as the refusal notice was not issued correctly. The Commissioner does not requires the public authority to take any steps as a result of this decision notice.
FOI 17: Complaint upheld FOI 40(2): Complaint not upheld
Citations:
[2022] UKICO 167256
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.683152