Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
- Date 31 January 2019
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 40: Not upheld, FOI 41: Not upheld
The complainants requested various information from Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council in respect of a Protection of Vulnerable Adult (POVA) investigation into the death of their mother. The Council initially refused the request in reliance on section 31 (Law Enforcement) of the FOIA, however during the course of the Commissioner’s investigation withdrew its reliance on this exemption in favour of sections 40(2) and 41 of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Neath Port Talbot Council was entitled to rely on sections 40(2) and 41 of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.