Northumberland County Council
- Date 16 July 2026
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Not upheld, FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant requested information about a particular meeting which took place on 28 July 2025 regarding anti-social behaviour. Northumberland County Council (the Council) disclosed some information and stated other information was not held. The complainant considered that additional information was held. During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation the Council identified additional information falling within the scope of the request, which it provided to the complainant, subject to some personal data being redacted under section 40(2) (personal data) and section 38 (health and safety) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, the Council does not hold any further recorded information relevant to the request. The Commissioner also finds that the Council correctly applied section 40(2) to withhold personal data from the documents disclosed. However, the Commissioner finds that the Council breached section 10 of the FOIA in failing to disclose all the information it held in scope of the request within the statutory timescale. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.