Liverpool City Council

The complainant has made a request to Liverpool City Council (“the council”) for information about payments made to barristers for legal advice. The council disclosed some information, but withheld the names of the barristers under the exemption provided by section 40(2). The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has correctly withheld the information under section 40(2). However, the Commissioner finds that the council has failed to comply with part of the request, and has breached the requirement of section 10(1). The Commissioner requires the council issue a fresh response under the terms of the FOIA to the part of the complainant’s request that seeks copies of relevant invoices.