Harrogate Borough Council

The complainant has requested specific set of correspondence between the council and the police. He also requested details of the attendees at a meeting and any notes taken at that meeting by all attending staff. The council initially withheld the information however during the course of the Commissioner's investigation it reconsidered its position and disclosed the withheld information to the complainant. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council failed to comply with the requirements of section 10(1) of the Act in that it failed to provide the requested information within 20 working days. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.