Information Tribunal rules that youth councillors names disclosable as on Facebook

Resource type: Legal update: archive

Status: Published on 13-Jun-2012

Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

The First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights), overturning the Information Commissioner's decision in part, has held that names of youth councillors (including minors) involved in a planning application were not exempt from disclosure under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as they were on the youth council's Facebook page. (John Morley v Information Commissioner, EA/2011/0173, 31 May 2012.)

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  • Resource ID: 5-519-8753
  • Published: 13-Jun-2012
  • Products:  IP&IT, PLC UK Public Sector
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