London Borough of Hackney Council

The complainant submitted a request to the London Borough of Hackney (the Council) seeking a copy of a letter it sent to faith leaders. The Council provided a copy of the letter and the names of the organisations to which it was sent, but withheld the names of the individual recipients at the organisations on the basis of sections 40(2) (personal data), 38(1) (health and safety) and 41(1) (information provided in confidence). The Commissioner’s decision is that the withheld information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 40(2) of FOIA.