South Lakeland District Council
- Date 29 March 2016
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 36: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to minutes of meetings of the independent remuneration panel (IRP) which provides recommendations to the Council. The Council refused to disclose the requested information, citing section 36(2)(b) of FOIA as a basis for non-disclosure. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied section 36(2)(b)(ii) to the requested information. The Commissioner also finds that the Council is in breach of section 10(1) of FOIA as it did not respond to the complainant’s request within the statutory time limit. The Commissioner therefore requires no steps to be taken. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2016/0097 dismissed.