Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
- Date 8 April 2025
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 42(1): Not upheld, FOI 17(1): Upheld
The complainant has requested correspondence between council officers about its decision to prevent them from asking more than one question in public meetings. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (“the council”) refused the request on the basis that section 42(1) of FOIA applied (legal professional privilege (LPP). The Commissioner’s decision is that the council was correct to withhold the information under section 42(1) of FOIA. He has however, decided that the council’s response did not comply with section 17(1) of FOIA. The Commissioner does not require further steps.