Refusal of Access to Information by South Tyneside Council
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
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Absolute? |
X |
Information accessible by other means s.21 |
Yes |
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Intended for future publication s.22 |
No |
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Likely to prejudice economic interests s.29 |
No |
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Obtained for investigations/proceedings s.30 |
No |
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Likely to prejudice law enforcement s.31 |
No |
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Court documents/pleadings s.32 |
Yes |
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Likely to prejudice effective conduct of public affairs - inhibit free/frank provision of advice or exchange of views s.36 |
No |
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Likely to endanger anyone's health/safety s.38 |
No |
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Personal data on the data subject s.40(1) |
Yes |
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Other personal data s.40(2) |
Yes |
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Actionable breach of confidence s.41 |
Yes |
|
Legal professional privilege s.42 |
No |
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Trade secret, commercial interests s.43 |
No |
X |
Prohibited by law s.44 |
Yes |
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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