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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 |
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Legal professional privilege s.42 |
No |
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Trade secret, commercial interests s.43 |
No |
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Prohibited by law s.44 |
Yes |
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An exemption above does not apply. Instead the cost threshold of the Freedom of Information Act has been exceeded. It has been estimated that the cost of replying to the request and trawling through the individual files for the last five years will exceed the cost threshold of the Act.
Dated: 22nd January 2009 Name: Brian T Scott
Position: Head of Corporate Governance