Suffolk County Council
- Date 31 January 2023
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 17: Upheld, FOI 22: Not upheld
The complainant requested copies of all board minutes, agendas and associated documents from April 2020 relating to the SEND Programme from Suffolk County Council (“SCC”).
The Commissioner’s decision is that SCC was entitled to rely on section 22 of FOIA at the time of the request and withhold the information until the planned publication date. However, the Commissioner also notes that the information which was withheld under section 22 FOIA has now been published. Also, the Commissioner has found that SCC has breached both section 10 and section 17 of FOIA because of the delays in its response.
The Commissioner does not require SCC to take any further steps.