Stoke-on-Trent City Council

The complainant has requested any tender assessments or internal audit reports relating to contracts given to a specific company. The Commissioner’s decision is that Stoke-on-Trent City Council (‘the council’) has incorrectly applied the exemption where disclosure would prejudice the effective conduct of public affairs as the public interest in maintaining the exemption does not outweigh the public interest in disclosing the information. The Commissioner has also found a number of procedural breaches. The Commissioner requires the council to disclose the requested information.