West Mersea Town Council

The complainant has requested information relating to a working group. West Mersea Town Council’s “(the public authority”) final position is that information is exempt under section 21 (information reasonably accessible to the applicant via other means) or, in accordance with section 1 (general right of access), it isn’t held. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 21 has been correctly applied. He’s also satisfied that, on the balance of probabilities, the public authority has identified all relevant information it holds. However, the Commissioner has recorded a breach of section 17 (refusal notice). The Commissioner does not require further steps.