Liverpool City Council

The complainant has requested information about Section 106 payments. Liverpool City Council stated that the information was already published by it in a range of documents on its website and was therefore exempt under section 21 (Information accessible to the applicant by other means) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has not demonstrated that the information is accessible to the complainant and so the exemption provided section 21 does not apply. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Disclose the requested information.