St Mark Road car park Mitcham - paper to cabinet 15 Janary 2024

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Dear Sandra,

Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004 Information request

We have now considered your information request as set out below. 

You asked:

Dear Merton Borough Council,

A paper relating to St Marks Rd car park, Mitcham is going to Cabinet on
15th January 2024.
[1]https://democracy.merton.gov.uk/ieListDo...

This paper is not available for the public to see.

The reason given is that it contains legal and financial details.

There will be other information in this paper which is not legal or
financial details. I believe that it is in the public interest for this
information to be published, and that the paper can be published with any
relevant legal and financial details redacted.

Please:

a) publish this paper on the agenda for Cabinet on 15 January 2024 - even
if the decision to publish a redacted version is made after the meeting
has taken place.

b) share the paper in your reply to this email.

Response:

The Council is satisfied that the information in the report should be
classified as exempt information under paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule
12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (Information relating to the
financial or business affairs of any particular person, including the
authority holding that information). In making this assessment, the
Council has taken account of all the circumstances of the case and
considers that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs
the public interest in disclosing the information. 

The Council will keep this matter under review with a view to whether
information in the report should be published at a future date.

If you have any queries or concerns about this please contact us.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request or wish to
appeal against the decision to exempt any part of your request, you should
request an Internal Review at [2][Merton Borough Council request email] or write in to Freedom
of Information team, Merton Council, Civic Centre, Morden, SM4 5DX.

If you escalate to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) without
following the council’s internal review process, the ICO will refer you
back to the council to enable the correct process to be followed.

You can also appeal to the Information Commissioner at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF.  Telephone:  0303 123 1113.  Website: [3]www.ico.org.uk

There is no charge for making an appeal.

Yours sincerely

Amy Dumitrescu

Head of Democracy Services

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Dear Sandra Vogel,

Further to your request for an internal review please find attached my
review decision for your attention.

I do not propose to send a hard copy in the post, however, should you
require this, please advise accordingly.

Regards,

Murz Marston Parchment

Lawyer, Procurement and Information Governance

South London Legal Partnership
Gifford House, 67c St Helier Avenue, Morden, SM4 6HY

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