Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
- Date 11 February 2014
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information about the supervision of a named member of staff from Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (“the council”). The council refused the request citing section 40(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 40(2) of the FOIA is engaged, and that the council was therefore correct to withhold the information. However, the Commissioner identified that the council issued a refusal notice outside of 20 working days, and therefore breached section 10(1). The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.