Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

The complainant requested copies of all communications relating to a particular email that they had sent to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council). The Council initially withheld all the information under section 36(2)(c) (prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs). During the Commissioner’s investigation the Council disclosed the information held relevant to the request, subject to some personal data being redacted under section 40(2) (personal data). The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, the Council does not hold any further recorded information other than that which it has disclosed and the information withheld under section 40(2). The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken. Information Tribunal FTT EA/2022/0364 struck out.