Cambridgeshire County Council

The complainant has requested information about a Trading Standards investigation. Cambridgeshire County Council withheld the information under section 30(1) (Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council is entitled to refuse to disclose the withheld information in accordance with section 30(1)(b) of FOIA and the public interest lies in maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner does not require further steps.