South Tyneside Council (Local government) [2023] UKICO 237089 (26 July 2023)


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Cite as: [2023] UKICO 237089

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South Tyneside Council

The complainant has requested background information about the public and private areas of a particular town hall. South Tyneside Council (‘the Council’) said that it held floor plans showing public and private areas, but they were exempt from disclosure under sections 31(1)(a) (Law enforcement) and 38 (Health and safety) of FOIA. It said that it did not hold recorded information on who had decided how the town hall should be split into public and private areas, or when the decision had been made. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled to apply section 31(1)(a) to withhold the floor plans. He also finds that, on the balance of probabilities, the Council does not hold recorded information on who made the decision to designate certain areas of the building as either public or restricted access, or when the decision was taken.

FOI 31: Complaint not upheld FOI 1: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: 237089

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