Bristol City Council

The complainant has requested information relating to an investigation carried out by the council into a charity, Help Bristol's Homeless. The council provided some information, however it withheld other information on the basis that section 40(2) and section 31(1)(g) applied. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council was correct to apply section 31(1)(g) to withhold the information and that the public interest rests in the exemption being maintained. She has not therefore found it necessary to consider the application of section 40(2) further in this instance. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.