London Borough of Brent

The complainant requested information concerning the council’s commissioning of a private company to renegotiate residential care fees for people with mental health disabilities. The council refused disclosure of the information under s41(1) and s43(2) of the Act. The Commissioner decided that the exemptions were not engaged and ordered disclosure of the information. He identified items of personal data that required redaction prior to disclosure. The Commissioner found that the council failed to comply with s1(1)(a), s1(1)(b), s10(1), s17(1)(a), s17(1)(b), s(17)(1)(c) and s17(3)(b) of the Act.