Corby Borough Council
- Date 10 December 2020
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 31(1): Not upheld, FOI 40(2): Not upheld
The complainant requested from Corby Borough Council (“the Council”) information relating to its Covid-19 grants paid to local companies. The Council provided information to a part of the request and withheld the remaining information under sections 31(1)(a) (prevention or detection of crime) and 40(2) (third party personal data) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council correctly applied the exemptions to the information relating to parts 1 and 2 of the request. Therefore, the Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps as a result of this decision.