London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Date 12 November 2014
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 3: Not upheld
The complainant has requested from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (“the Council”) information relating to the declaration of election results, the storage of ballot boxes and suspected fraudulent ballot papers. After investigation, the Information Commissioner has found that the information sought by the complainant is not held by the Council for the purposes of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council is entitled to rely on section 3(2)(a) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take no steps.