Copeland Borough Council

The complainant has requested information from Copeland Borough Council (“the Council”) relating to Covid-19 grants for a small business. The Council disclosed some of the requested information but refused to disclose the remainder (“the withheld information”), citing section 31(1)(a) of FOIA as a basis for non-disclosure.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied the above exemption to the withheld information. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.