Summary/Decision
1. On 25 July 2024, the Complainant requested certain information from the Parish of Grouville (the SPA) about the SPA’s 2024 rates appeals and review process (the Request).
2. The SPA wrote to the Complainant on 23 August 2024 (the Response) providing the information requested but also stating that certain of the information sought in the Request was being withheld (the Withheld Information), citing the exemptions at Arts.23 and 25(2) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 (the FOI Law). The Complainant did not agree with the Response and requested an internal review on 4 September 2024 (the IR Request).
3. The SPA responded to the IR Request on 1 November 2024 (the Internal Review Response) and issued a partially revised response (the Revised Response), but otherwise upholding the decision that had been made.
4. The Complainant did not agree with the outcome of the Internal Review and issued an appeal to the Information Commissioner (the Commissioner) on 12 November 2024 (the Appeal).
5. The Commissioner’s decision is to that the appeal is partially upheld. There are no further steps the SPA needs to take in relation to this matter other than in respect of Question 9.
