West Oxfordshire District Council
- Date 12 December 2019
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 43(2): Not upheld
The complainant requested from West Oxfordshire District Council (the Council) information relating to the Council’s building control performance standards and site inspections. The Council provided information within the scope of some parts of the request but withheld information within the scope of parts 2 and 3 under sections 43(2) (commercial interests), 43(1) (trade secrets) and 41 (information provided in confidence) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council correctly applied section 43(2) of the FOIA. Therefore, she has not gone on to consider the application of sections 43(1) and 41 of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps as a result of this decision.