London Borough of Lambeth

The complainant has made a six-part request to the London Borough of Lambeth (the Council), following ‘the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’ meeting and relating to the proposed changes to the tenancy law.
The Council provided information to parts 1, 3 and 4 of the request but withheld information related to parts 2, 5 and 6 citing section 42(1) – legal professional privilege.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled to rely on section 42(1) to withhold the requested information related to parts 2, 5 and 6 of the request. However, he finds that the Council breached section 17(1)(c) when it failed to provide its public interest arguments in the refusal notice to the complainant.
The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken by the Council in relation to this case.