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Hartlepool Borough Council

  • Date 13 September 2024
  • Sector Local government
  • Decision(s) FOI 31: Upheld, FOI 40: Partly upheld

The complainant requested information about council tax arrears owed by a named MP. Hartlepool Borough Council (the Council) refused to provide the information requested under sections 31(1)(a) (law enforcement) and 40(2) (personal data). The Commissioner’s decision is that section 40(2) is not engaged in relation to some of the information requested and that the Council correctly withheld other information undersection 40(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner also finds that section 31 is not engaged in respect of the first part of the postcode. The Commissioner requires the Council to disclose the amount that the MP was in arrears and the first part of the postcode of their home address.