Conwy County Borough Council

The complainant requested copies of valuation reports for a particular property. Conwy County Borough Council (‘the Council’) withheld the information under the exemption for legal professional privilege at section 42 of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 42 is engaged and that, in all the circumstances, the public interest in disclosure is outweighed by the public interest in maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps as a result of this notice. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2013/0189 dismissed.