Bristol City Council
- Date 19 February 2025
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 36: Upheld
The complainant requested the register of interests and the diaries for a number of elected officials for May 2024. Bristol City Council (the Council) confirmed that the register of interests was published on its website and withheld the diary entries under section 36(2)(c) (prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to demonstrate that the exemption is engaged. The Commissioner also finds that the Council breached section 10(1) by failing to respond to the request within 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Council to issue a fresh response to the request which does not cite section 36(2)(c) of the FOIA.