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South Tyneside Council

  • Date 3 November 2021
  • Sector Local government
  • Decision(s) FOI 1: Upheld, FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 17: Upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld

The complainant has requested partially redacted copies of the P60s of several named councillors. South Tyneside Council (STC) confirmed that it held the information but said it was exempt from disclosure under section 40(2) (Personal information) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that STC was entitled to rely on section 40(2) of the FOIA to refuse the request. However, she found procedural breaches of section 1(1)(a) (General right of access), section 10 (Time for compliance) and section 17 (Refusal of request).