North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

The complainant requested information from North Tyneside Council (the Council) relating to Councillors who have received a court summons for council tax arrears. The Council refused the request citing section 40(2) (personal data) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council correctly applied section 40(2) to the name of one councillor, but it is not entitled to rely on section 40(2) to refuse to provide the names of the two other councillors.The Commissioner requires the Council disclose the names of councillors A and D.