South Eastern Education and Library Board

The complainant requested information relating to the Grant of a Lease of lands between the South Eastern Education and Library Board (the SEELB) and a developer. The Information Commissioner’s decision is that the SEELB was correct to withhold the information within the scope of the request on the basis of the exemption at section 42(1) (legal professional privilege) of the FOIA. The Information Commissioner (the Commissioner) does not require the SEELB to take any steps.