London Borough of Croydon

The complainant has requested information regarding meetings of Croydon London Borough Council’s (“the Council”) Corporate Management Team (‘CMT’) from 1 May 2022 onwards. The Council refused the request, citing sections 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii), and 36(2)(c) (Prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs) of FOIA as a basis for non-disclosure.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled to rely on sections 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii) to refuse the request. As he considers that sections 32(2)(b)(i) and (ii) apply to the requested information in its entirety, he has not considered the Council’s application of section 36(2)(c).
The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.