Swansea Council

The complainant has requested information in respect of care plans from Swansea Council’s Social Services department. Swansea Council refused the request on the basis of section 12 of the FOIA and during the Commissioner’s investigation, questioned the validity of the request as defined by section 8 of the FOIA and also cited section 14(1). The Commissioner’s decision is that the request fulfils the requirements of section 8 of the FOIA, and that Swansea Council was not entitled to rely on either section 12 or section 14(1) of the FOIA