Sheffield City Council
- Date 27 March 2023
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 36: Upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld, FOI 42: Upheld, FOI 43: Upheld
The complainant requested emails from Sheffield City Council (the Council) relating to the ‘NUM building’. The Council provided some information but withheld the remainder citing sections 36(2) (prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs), 40(2) (personal information), 42 (legal professional privilege) and 43(2) (commercial interests) of FOIA. The Commissioner has investigated its application of sections 36, 42 and 43. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to provide sufficient evidence to support the engagement of those exemptions. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: disclose the withheld information to the requester, redacted to avoid disclosure of personal information.