Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

The complainant requested the addresses of all council owned houses and flats in the Neath Port Talbot borough. The Council refused this request on the basis of section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Commissioner has investigated this case and finds that section 40(2) of the Act is not engaged and that the Council incorrectly withheld the information requested. The Commissioner also finds a number of procedural breaches in the way the Council’s handled the request. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2011/0037 dismissed.