Devon County Council
- Date 18 December 2018
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 40(2): Not upheld
The complainant has requested from Devon County Council the full transcript of an anonymous telephone call complaining about a piece of land owned by the complainant. The Council provided the transcript redacting a limited part of it claiming that it contains personal information of third parties, the disclosure of which would contravene the data protection principles.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied section 40(2) (personal information) of the FOIA when it decided to withhold part of the requested information.
The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.