London Borough of Merton

The complainant has requested information relating to performance reviews of employees of Merton Council (“the Council”).  The Council applied section 12(1) of FOIA to the complainant’s request, stating that providing the information would exceed the cost limit as set out in that section of FOIA.  The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied section 12(1) of FOIA to the complainant’s request. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.