Northampton Borough Council

The complainants submitted a request for information relating to the Council’s monitoring of structural work and surveys carried out on a property. This property is located in the same building as the property occupied by the complainants. The Council disclosed a number of documents but the complainants alleged the Council was still withholding some further information. The Commissioner has investigated and has found that the Council breached regulation 14(3)(a) by failing to cite the specific exception it relied upon in its refusal notice. However, he is satisfied that the Council holds no additional information relevant to the complainants’ requests and does not require any remedial action to be taken.