Lawrence
I've just dealt with a similar-ish request where Party A made a request for info about a company run by Party B. Party B then wanted to know who had made the request for info about his company.
I decided that this was personal data so asked Party A if I could disclose his name to Party B. Interestingly enough, Party A agreed to his name being disclosed to Party B so I disclosed and have heard nothing more. I was expecting Party A to decline, so would have claimed the s40 exemption on the grounds that I had tried to get consent but this had been declined and as our general policy is not to reveal the identities of people who make requests (not even internally) I would not have disclosed Party's A details.
Any help?
Samantha Hill
University of Portsmouth
>>> Lawrence Serewicz <[log in to unmask]> 31/07/2008 16:46 >>>
Dear All,
The following situation has scenario has been raised. A councillor has
made a request to know who has made an FOI request about their expenses.
The expenses are general information that is usually published but the
applicant wanted more detail behind the published material.
The Councillor who is the subject of the request wants to know who has
made the request. My view is that requests should be anonymous or on a
need to know basis for the people who have to supply the information.
However, I am not sure of the access to information regimes that
Councillors have.
Any guidance on the potential Data Protection issues would be appreciated.
Thanks
Lawrence
Lawrence W. Serewicz
Policy and Partnership Manager
Corporate Development Unit
Wear Valley District Council
01388-761-985
Ext. 311
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