London Borough of Lambeth

The complainant has requested information about the redevelopment of a school site. The London Borough of Lambeth (“the Council”) withheld the requested information with reliance on regulation 12(5)(d). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has misapplied regulation 12(5)(d) to the information within scope of the request. He also finds a breach of regulation 11. The Commissioner requires the Council to disclose the information contained in the email threads of February 2024 and October 2024, with redactions made for personal data and information that falls outside of the scope of the request. The public authority must take these steps within 30 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.