Wealden District Council
- Date 28 April 2022
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 21: Not upheld, FOI 40(2): Not upheld
The complainant requested information from Wealden District Council (“the Council”) regarding the average value of properties for each postcode of its retirement court properties. The Council provided the postal sectors for relevant retirement living courts but refused the wider request on the basis that the information was accessible on its website providing a link and citing section 21 (accessible by other means) of FOIA, and at internal review also sought to rely on the exemption at section 40(2) (personal information) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled to rely on section 21(1) and section 40(2) of FOIA for the withheld information. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken as a result of this decision notice.