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Decision 217/2006

Decision 217/2006 Dr Donald Reid and West Dunbartonshire Council

Information relating to complaints lodged with the Council's Trading Standards and Consumer Protection Service

Applicant: Dr Donald Reid
Authority: West Dunbartonshire Council
Case No: 200502423
Decision Date: 5 December 2006

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

In this decision, the Commissioner had found that Part 9 of the Enterprise Act 2002 did not constitute a prohibition on disclosure in terms of section 26 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.  The Council did not appeal the Commissioner's decision to the Court of Session.

 

However, in a related case, the Court of Session found that Part 9 did constitute a prohibition on disclosure.  As a result, the Commissioner has decided not to enforce this decision.  The Court of Session's judgement can be viewed at .