Hampshire County Council
- Date 11 March 2014
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant has requested examples of successful claims for pothole damage from Hampshire County Council (“the council”). The council provided four examples, but withheld some information under the exemptions provided by section 40(2) and section 42(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the FOIA”). The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has correctly applied the exemptions provided by section 40(2) and section 42(1). However, the Commissioner identified that the council’s response was provided outside of 20 working days, and therefore breached the requirement of section 10(1). The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.