Cornwall Council

The complainant requested from Cornwall Council (the council) various information regarding the redundancy/pension enhancements paid to the outgoing Chief Executives of the county and district councils in Cornwall and also the annual salaries of council staff earning £65,000 and over. The Commissioner finds that section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) is engaged in respect of the redundancy/pension enhancements paid to the outgoing Chief Executives as disclosure of these individuals’ personal data would be unfair. However, the Commissioner requires further the council to disclose further information about staff salaries in respect of certain senior staff.