North Hertfordshire District Council

The complainant has requested vehicle registration mark data for vehicles licensed by the North Hertfordshire District Council for use as hackney carriages or for private hire. The Commissioner’s decision is that vehicle registration marks of vehicles whose registered keepers are living individuals are their personal data and that the North Hertfordshire District Council had correctly relied on the section 40(2) FOIA exemption to refuse the request. The Commissioner did not require the North Hertfordshire District Council to take any steps to comply with the legislation. First-tier tribunal (General Regulatory chamber) information rights appeal EA/2019/0025 appeal dismissed.