Shropshire Council

The complainant requested “any files or records” pertaining to Shropshire Council’s (the ‘Council’) request to a named judge to examine the historical circumstances surrounding the death of a named child. Ultimately, the Council cited the ‘neither confirm nor deny’ provision within section 32(3) of FOIA – the exemption for court records etc. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled, by virtue of section 32(3) of FOIA, to neither confirm nor deny holding information within the scope of the request. No steps are required as a result of this notice.