Cheshire West and Chester Council

The complainant has requested correspondence between Cheshire West and Chester Council (the council) and a publicly owned company, Edsential, regarding its decision to implement the local living wage to employees of the company. The council refused the request on the basis that the exemptions in sections 36(2), 42, 43(2) and section 44 applied. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council was correct to apply section 36(2) to withhold the information from disclosure. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.