Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

The complainant submitted a request for information regarding Councillor’s appointments to outside bodies. Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (the Council) provided some information within the scope of the request. At internal review, the Council stated that the request exceeds the “appropriate limit” citing section 12 of FOIA and gave general guidance around refining the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council is entitled to rely on section 12(1) (cost of compliance) of FOIA to refuse to provide the requested information. No steps are required as a result of this decision.