Isle of Wight Council

The complainant requested the amounts paid to two named ex-employees of the public authority as settlement following an employment dispute. The complainant also requested copies of the minutes of employment committee hearings in relation to both ex-employees. The public authority withheld the information on the basis of the exemption at section 40(2) FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that on the balance of probabilities, the public authority does not hold minutes of employment committee hearings in relation to [Named Person 2], and the public authority was entitled to withhold the information held on the basis of the exemption at section 40(2) FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.