Lancashire County Council
- Date 4 December 2025
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 41(1): Not upheld, FOI 17(1): Upheld
The complainant submitted a request to Lancashire County Council (the council) for information in relation to a deceased relative.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the council was entitled to rely upon section 41(1) (information provided in confidence) of FOIA to withhold the requested information. However, in failing to issue an appropriate refusal notice confirming the exemption it ultimately came to rely upon, within the statutory timescale, the council has breached section 17(1) of FOIA.
The Commissioner does not require further steps, as a result of the notice.