I agree with you. I would guess that the prohibitions on reuse of Council
Tax data contained in the Local Government Finance Act which stop councils
reusing Council Tax data should meet the criteria for Section 26 of the
FOISA 2002, making it exempt. Certainly, if someone asked us for council tax
data under the FOIA 2000, I'd be using the equivalent Section 44 exemption.
Tim Turner
Wigan Council
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> Subject: [data-protection] FOI - Disclosure of Council Tax
> Information
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> Hi all,
>
> As a Council we are starting to receive FOISA requests for access to
> information held on our Council Tax system. I stuck my oar in when I
> discovered this as the information was going to be disclosed. I am
> strongly of the opinion that the legal counsel advice to the Information
> Commissioner on the use of Council Tax information applies to the
> disclosure under FoI legislation. That is, the Local Government Finance
> Act and secondary legislation applies and it will need additional
> legislation before it can be disclosed under FOI.
>
> Is this a valid interpretation, or am I totally off base?
>
> Allan Yuill
> Corporate Resources (IT)
> Council Offices, 2 The Cross
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