Carmarthenshire County Council
- Date 10 October 2022
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 40(2): Not upheld
The complainant requested copies of correspondence between Carmarthenshire Council (“the council”), various police forces and the Criminal Prosecution Service that related to the police investigation of the Llanelli Wellness Village. The council withheld the requested information, citing section 40(2)(personal information) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the exemption is engaged and the public interest lies in maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has breached section 10(1) of FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statuary timeframe of 20 working days.