Chorley Borough Council

The complainant has requested information about the training undertaken, and powers held, by council officers. Chorley Borough Council disclosed some information, and withheld some under the exemption provided by section 40(2). The complainant disputed the Council’s application of section 40(2), and contested that further recorded information was held. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied section 40(2), and that on the balance of probabilities, no further recorded information is held. However the Council breached section 10 by providing its response outside of the time for compliance. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.