Cherwell District Council

The complainant requested information in respect of communications between Cherwell District Council (the Council) and a third party in relation to asylum seekers. The Council refused the request citing section 38 (health and safety), section 40(2) (personal information) and section 41 (information provided in confidence) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled to refuse the information on the basis of section 41 of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require any steps.