The complainant has requested, from London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (the council), information about the number of officers awaiting vetting clearance. The council refused to provide the requested breakdown on the basis of section 40(2) of FOIA (personal information). The Commissioner’s decision is that the council was correct to rely on section 40(2) of FOIA to refuse to disclose the withheld information. The Commissioner doesn’t require any steps in response to this decision notice.