Bracknell Forest Borough Council

The complainant requested information about the decision to reduce the size of the Planning Committee from 15 to 12 members. Bracknell Forest Council (the Council) stated that information relating to the meetings where the matter was discussed was available on its website. and withheld all other information relating to the request under section 36 (prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs). During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation, the Council withdrew reliance on section 36 and disclosed the information held relevant to the request. Following this disclosure the complainant alleged that the Council had not disclosed all of the information held relevant to their request. The Council subsequently disclosed some additional information relevant to the request and stated that no further information was held. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, the Council does not hold any further recorded information falling within the scope of the request. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.