Chorley Borough Council

The complainant requested a range of information relating to stray dogs. Chorley Council (the “council”) disclosed some information, confirmed other information was not held and withheld some information under the exemption for commercial interests (section 43(2)). The council subsequently dropped its reliance on the exemption and disclosed the information to the complainant. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council disclosed all the relevant information it held and complied with section 1(1) but that in disclosing some information outside the 20 working day time limit, it breached section 10(1). The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.