Bristol City Council
| Case Outcome | Complaint upheld FOI 10: Complaint upheld FOI 40: Complaint not upheld |
| Subject Matter | Local government |
| Court | Information Commissioner (UK) |
| Record Number | IC-168221-F3X8 |
| Date | 17 January 2023 |
| Respondent | Bristol City Council |
Reference: IC-168221-F3X8
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Decision notice
Date: 17 January 2023
Public Authority: Bristol City Council
Address: The Council House
College Green
Bristol
BS1 5TR
Decision (including any steps ordered)
1. The complainant requested information from Bristol City Council (‘the
Council’). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council is entitled to
rely on section 40(2) of FOIA to withhold some of the requested
information.
2. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps.
Request and response
3. On 2 March 2022, the complainant made the following request for
information to the Council:
“Please provide the following information:
1. All correspondence between officers, councillors and members of the
public regarding any Bristol City councillors' non-payment of council
tax and their inability to vote on council tax setting at the February
2022 Full Council that considered the Budget and associated
matters.
All correspondence should include all correspondence, meaning
mobile phone calls, emails, letters, text messages and all social
media including Whatsapp, Facebook and Twitter.
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