Cheltenham Borough Council
- Date 3 February 2026
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Upheld, FOI 10(1): Upheld, FOI 17: Upheld, FOI 41(1): Not upheld, FOI 24(1): Not upheld
The complainant has requested information about asylum accommodation. Cheltenham Borough Council (‘the Council’) does not hold information in scope of some of the request and has applied section 24(1) and section 41(1) to information it does hold. These exemptions concern national security and information provided in confidence, respectively. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, the Council does not hold further information in scope of part four of the request. The Commissioner finds that the Council was correct to withhold information in scope of question five under section 24(1) and to withhold information in scope of question one, part (a) under section 41(1).The Commissioner has recorded procedural breaches of sections 1, 10(1) and 17. The Commissioner does not require any steps as a result of this decision.