Central Bedfordshire Council

The complainant has requested information relating to a payment made to a company and the information associated with that work. The council provided some information however it refused to provide other information on the basis that the exception in Regulation 12(4)(d) applies. On review it upheld its decision. The Commissioner’s decision is that council was not correct to apply Regulation 12(4)(d) to withhold a copy of a draft report, however, it was correct to apply it to withhold correspondence and information associated with the report. She has also decided that the council did not comply with the requirements of Regulations 14(2) and 14(4). The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. to disclose a copy of the final draft report to the complainants.