Thanet District Council (Local government) [2021] UKICO IC-47916 (3 June 2021)


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Cite as: [2021] UKICO IC-47916

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Thanet District Council

The complainant has requested information as to whether the Chief Executive and the Director of Operational and Commercial Services at Thanet District Council have given notice in writing to the Council of an alleged personal relationship between them, in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct, and the date and copies of such notices if provided by both individuals.  The Council refused to confirm or deny that they held the information requested under section 40(5B)(personal information) and section 41(2)(information provided by a third party in confidence) of the FOIA.  The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council were entitled to rely on section 40(5B) of the Act to neither confirm nor deny holding the requested information.       The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken as a result of this decision.

FOI 40: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: IC-47916

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