Submit a Freedom of Information request

Refusing a request

There are some circumstances where we will not be able to provide the information you have requested. This includes:

if we do not hold the information
if the information has been destroyed due to data retention policies
if the information requested falls under an exemption of the Freedom of Information Act

We won't respond to requests that are deemed to be vexatious. These include:

relatively trivial requests
the applicant is unwilling to clarify their request
a request containing threatening of abusive language
a request that puts a strain on time and resources
a request that betrays a personal grudge against an employee or Councillor
unreasonable persistence with an issue that has been dealt with
frequent correspondence about the same issue
the requester that is 'fishing' for information without any idea of what might be revealed
the requester is abusing access rights to vent anger at a decision
the issue has already been resolved or independently investigated.