Cornwall Council
- Date 26 June 2025
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 40(1): Not upheld, FOI 40(2): Not upheld, FOI 42: Not upheld, FOI 43(2): Not upheld
The complainant requested copies of correspondence and other types of documentation containing their own name and/or that of their business from Cornwall Council (“the Council”). The Council provided some information within scope of the request; however, it withheld other information, citing the exemptions at sections 40(1) (personal information of the requester), 40(2) (third-party personal information), 42 (legal professional privilege) and 43(2) (commercial interests) of FOIA as its bases for doing so. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council is entitled to withhold the information withheld under the exemptions at sections 40(1), 40(2), 42 and 43(2) on these bases. The Commissioner does not require further steps.