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Refusal of Access to Information by South Tyneside Council

  1. Under s.17 (1) of the Act we believe that we are exempt from supplying the information as indicated by an X against the exemption in the box below.

Information Exemption

Absolute?

X

Information accessible by other means

s.21

Yes

Intended for future publication

s.22

No

Likely to prejudice economic interests

s.29

No

Obtained for investigations/proceedings

s.30

No

Likely to prejudice law enforcement

s.31

No

Court documents/pleadings

s.32

Yes

Likely to prejudice effective conduct of public affairs - inhibit free/frank provision of advice or exchange of views

s.36

No

Likely to endanger anyone's health/safety

s.38

No

Personal data on the data subject

s.40(1)

Yes

Other personal data

s.40(2)

Yes

Actionable breach of confidence

s.41

Yes

Legal professional privilege

s.42

No

Trade secret, commercial interests

s.43

No

X

Prohibited by law

s.44

Yes

  1. Exemptions 43 (Commercial Activities)

Disclosure of commercial information will prejudice the Council's commercial activities i.e. jeopardise the BT contract.

Dated: 13th April 2010 Name: Alan Holt

Ref: FOI.10.6293 Position: Head of Strategic

Partnership