Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

The complainant has requested from Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council information relating to the number of injunctions that had been issued on its behalf against residents in the borough between two dates. The Council withheld the requested information under section 40(2) (personal information) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled to withhold the requested information under section 40(2). The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps.