Kent County Council

The complainant has requested information relating to their property, including that deriving from a named councillor. Kent County Council disclosed some information, and withheld some on the basis that it represented the personal data of third parties and was therefore exempt from disclosure under section 40(2) (Personal information) of FOIA. It also stated that any correspondence deriving from the named councillor was not held for the purposes of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly withheld the information under section 40(2) and has otherwise disclosed all information that is held for the purposes of FOIA. The Commissioner does not require further steps.