Mr Stephen Williams and Angus Council (Contact Details, Manager of Children's Leaving Service...) [2016] ScotIC 142_2016 (30 June 2016)

Mr Stephen Williams and Angus Council (Contact Details, Manager of Children's Leaving Service...) [2016] ScotIC 142_2016 (30 June 2016)

The Commissioner held that the contact details constituted personal data and that disclosure would contravene the data protection principles; therefore, the information was exempt from disclosure under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

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Citation
[2016] ScotIC 142_2016
Parties
Applicant: Mr Stephen Williams; Respondent: Angus Council
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
30 June 2016
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Appeal / Final Decision
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Freedom of Information, Personal Data, Public Authority Obligations
Information Law Administrative Law Freedom of Information Personal Data Public Authority Obligations

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Parties

Mr Stephen Williams

Applicant

Angus Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Appeal / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Angus Council was obliged to disclose the contact details of the Manager of Children's Leaving Service under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Ratio Decidendi

The Commissioner held that the contact details constituted personal data and that disclosure would contravene the data protection principles; therefore, the information was exempt from disclosure under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • No action required by Angus Council.