Barnet London Borough Council

The complainant requested information from London Borough of Barnet (the Council) relating to the number of complaints about a named individual at a specified address. The Council refused to confirm or deny whether it held the requested information citing section 40(5) - personal information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled neither to confirm nor deny holding information relevant to the request. He requires no steps to be taken. This decision notice is currenty under appeal to the Tribunal.