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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 12A substituted (1.3.2006) by The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/88), art. 4, Sch.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 12A Pts. 1-3 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2001/2812, reg. 7(4) (as substituted (1.3.2006) by S.I. 2006/87, reg. 2(b))
1E+WInformation relating to any individual.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (E.) (13.6.2007) by The Luton and South Bedfordshire Joint Committee Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1412), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C3Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2009) by The Cambridge City Fringes Joint Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1254), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C4Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (12.10.2009) by The Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2467), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(c)
2E+WInformation which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (E.) (13.6.2007) by The Luton and South Bedfordshire Joint Committee Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1412), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C6Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2009) by The Cambridge City Fringes Joint Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1254), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C7Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (12.10.2009) by The Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2467), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(c)
3E+WInformation relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C8Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (E.) (13.6.2007) by The Luton and South Bedfordshire Joint Committee Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1412), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C9Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2009) by The Cambridge City Fringes Joint Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1254), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C10Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (12.10.2009) by The Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2467), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(c)
4E+WInformation relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matter arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or office holders under, the authority.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C11Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (E.) (13.6.2007) by The Luton and South Bedfordshire Joint Committee Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1412), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C12Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2009) by The Cambridge City Fringes Joint Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1254), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C13Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (12.10.2009) by The Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2467), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(c)
5E+WInformation in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C14Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (E.) (13.6.2007) by The Luton and South Bedfordshire Joint Committee Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1412), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C15Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2009) by The Cambridge City Fringes Joint Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1254), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C16Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (12.10.2009) by The Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2467), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(c)
6E+WInformation which reveals that the authority proposes—
(a)to give under any enactment a notice under or by virtue of which requirements are imposed on a person; or
(b)to make an order or direction under any enactment.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C17Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (E.) (13.6.2007) by The Luton and South Bedfordshire Joint Committee Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1412), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C18Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2009) by The Cambridge City Fringes Joint Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1254), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C19Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (12.10.2009) by The Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2467), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(c)
7E+WInformation relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C20Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (E.) (13.6.2007) by The Luton and South Bedfordshire Joint Committee Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1412), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C21Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2009) by The Cambridge City Fringes Joint Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1254), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C22Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (12.10.2009) by The Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2467), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(c)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C23Sch. 12A Pts. 1-3 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2001/2812, reg. 7(4) (as substituted (1.3.2006) by S.I. 2006/87, reg. 2(b))
8Information falling within paragraph 3 above is not exempt information by virtue of that paragraph if it is required to be registered under—
(a)the Companies Act 1985 F2;
(b)the Friendly Societies Act 1974 F3;
(c)the Friendly Societies Act 1992 F4;
(d)the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1965 to 1978 F5;
(e)the Building Societies Act 1986 F6; or
(f)the Charities Act 1993 F7.
Textual Amendments
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C24Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (E.) (13.6.2007) by The Luton and South Bedfordshire Joint Committee Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1412), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
9E+WInformation is not exempt information if it relates to proposed development for which the local planning authority may grant itself planning permission pursuant to regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 M1.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C25Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (E.) (13.6.2007) by The Luton and South Bedfordshire Joint Committee Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1412), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C26Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2009) by The Cambridge City Fringes Joint Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1254), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C27Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (12.10.2009) by The Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2467), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(c)
Marginal Citations
10E+WInformation which—
(a)falls within any of paragraphs 1 to 7 above; and
(b)is not prevented from being exempt by virtue of paragraph 8 or 9 above,
is exempt information if and so long, as in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C28Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (E.) (13.6.2007) by The Luton and South Bedfordshire Joint Committee Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1412), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C29Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2009) by The Cambridge City Fringes Joint Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1254), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C30Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (12.10.2009) by The Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2467), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(c)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C31Sch. 12A Pts. 1-3 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2001/2812, reg. 7(4) (as substituted (1.3.2006) by S.I. 2006/87, reg. 2(b))
11(1)In Parts 1 and 2 and this Part of this Schedule—E+W
“employee” means a person employed under a contract of service;
“financial or business affairs” includes contemplated, as well as past or current, activities;
“labour relations matter” means—
any of the matters specified in paragraphs (a) to (g) of section 218(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 M2(matters which may be the subject of a trade dispute, within the meaning of that Act); or
any dispute about a matter falling within paragraph (a) above;
and for the purposes of this definition the enactments mentioned in paragraph (a) above, with the necessary modifications, shall apply in relation to office-holders under the authority as they apply in relation to employees of the authority;
“office-holder”, in relation to the authority, means the holder of any paid office appointments to which are or may be made or confirmed by the authority or by any joint board on which the authority is represented or by any person who holds any such office or is an employee of the authority;
“registered” in relation to information required to be registered under the Building Societies Act 1986 M3, means recorded in the public file of any building society (within the meaning of that Act).
(2)Any reference in Parts 1 and 2 and this Part of this Schedule to “the authority” is a reference to the principal council or, as the case may be, the committee or sub-committee in relation to whose proceedings or documents the question whether information is exempt or not falls to be determined and includes a reference—
(a)in the case of a principal council, to any committee or sub-committee of the council; and
(b)in the case of a committee, to—
(i)any constituent principal council;
(ii)any other principal council by which appointments are made to the committee or whose functions the committee discharges; and
(iii)any other committee or sub-committee of a principal council falling within sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) above; and
(c)in the case of a sub-committee, to—
(i)the committee, or any of the committees, of which it is a sub-committee; and
(ii)any principal council which falls within paragraph (b) above in relation to that committee.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C32Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (E.) (13.6.2007) by The Luton and South Bedfordshire Joint Committee Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1412), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C33Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2009) by The Cambridge City Fringes Joint Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1254), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(1)(c)
C34Sch. 12A paras. 1-11 applied (with modifications) (12.10.2009) by The Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2467), art. 9, Sch. para. 7(c)
Marginal Citations
12Information relating to a particular employee, former employee or applicant to become an employee of, or a particular office-holder, former office-holder or applicant to become an office-holder under, the authority.
13Information relating to a particular employee, former employee or applicant to become an employee of, or a particular officer, former officer or applicant to become an officer appointed by—
(a)a magistrates' court committee;
(b)a probation committee within the meaning of the Probation Service Act 1993 F8;
(c)a local probation board within the meaning of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 F9.
14Information relating to a particular chief officer, former chief officer or applicant to become a chief officer of a local probation board within the meaning of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000.
15Information relating to any particular occupier or former occupier of, or applicant for, accommodation provided by or at the expense of the authority.
16Information relating to any particular applicant for, or recipient or former recipient of, any service provided by the authority.
17Information relating to any particular applicant for, or recipient or former recipient of, any financial assistance provided by the authority.
18Information relating to the adoption, care, fostering or education of any particular child.
19Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the authority).
20The amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by the authority under any particular contract for the acquisition of property or the supply of goods or services.
21Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services.
22The identity of the authority (as well as of any other person, by virtue of paragraph 19 above) as the person offering any particular tender for a contract for the supply of goods or services.
23Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matter arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or office-holders under, the authority.
24Any instructions to counsel and any opinion of counsel (whether or not in connection with any proceedings) and any advice received, information obtained or action to be taken in connection with—
(a)any legal proceedings by or against the authority, or
(b)the determination of any matter affecting the authority,
(whether, in either case, proceedings have been commenced or are in contemplation).
25Information which, if disclosed to the public, would reveal that the authority proposes—
(a)to give under any enactment a notice under or by virtue of which requirements are imposed on a person; or
(b)to make an order or direction under any enactment.
26Any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime.
27The identity of a protected informant.
28Information relating to a person of a description specified in any of paragraphs 12 to 17 above is not exempt information by virtue of that paragraph unless it relates to an individual of that description in the capacity indicated by the description.
29Information falling within paragraph 19 above is not exempt information by virtue of that paragraph if it is required to be registered under—
(a)the Companies Act 1985 F10;
(b)the Friendly Societies Act 1974 F11;
(c)the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1965 to 1978 F12;
(d)the Building Societies Act 1986 F13; or
(e)the Charities Act 1960 F14.
Textual Amendments
F148 & 9 Eliz 2 c. 58.
30Information falling within paragraph 20 above is exempt information if and so long as disclosure to the public of the amount there referred to would be likely to give an advantage to a person entering into, or seeking to enter into, a contract with the authority in respect of the property, goods or services, whether the advantage would arise as against the authority or as against other such persons.
31Information falling within paragraph 21 above is exempt information if and so long as disclosure to the public of the terms would prejudice the authority in those or any other negotiations concerning the property or goods or services.
32Information falling within paragraph 23 above is exempt information if and so long as disclosure to the public of the information would prejudice the authority in those or any other consultations or negotiations in connection with a labour relations matter arising as mentioned in that paragraph.
33Information falling within paragraph 25 above is exempt information if and so long as disclosure to the public might afford an opportunity to a person affected by the notice, order or direction to defeat the purpose or one of the purposes for which the notice, order or direction is to be given or made.
34Information falling within any paragraph of Part 4 above is not exempt information by virtue of that paragraph if it relates to proposed development for which the local planning authority can grant itself planning permission pursuant to regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1492).
35(1)In Parts 4 and 5 and this Part of this Schedule—
“child” means a person under the age of eighteen years and any person who has attained that age and—
is registered as a pupil at a school; or
is the subject of a care order, within the meaning of section 31 of the Children Act 1989 F15;
“disposal”, in relation to property, includes the granting of an interest in or right over it;
“employee” means a person employed under a contract of service;
“financial or business affairs” includes contemplated, as well as past or current, activities;
“labour relations matter” means—
any of the matters specified in paragraphs (a) to (g) of section 29(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974 F16(matters which may be the subject of a trade dispute, within the meaning of that Act); or
any dispute about a matter falling within paragraph (a) above;
and for the purposes of this definition the enactments mentioned in paragraph (a) above, with the necessary modifications, shall apply in relation to office-holders under the authority as they apply in relation to employees of the authority;
“office-holder”, in relation to the authority, means the holder of any paid office appointments to which are or may be made or confirmed by the authority or by any joint board on which the authority is represented or by any person who holds any such office or is an employee of the authority;
“protected informant” means a person giving the authority information which tends to show that—
a criminal offence,
a breach of statutory duty,
a breach of planning control, as defined in section 171A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 F17, or
a nuisance,
has been, or is being or is about to be committed;
“registered”, in relation to information required to be registered under the Building Societies Act 1986 F18, means recorded in the public file of any building society (within the meaning of that Act);
“tender for a contract” includes a written statement prepared by the authority in pursuance of section 9(2) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 F19(estimated cost of carrying out functional work by direct labour).
(2)Any reference in Parts 4 and 5 and this Part of this Schedule to “the authority” is a reference to the principal council or, as the case may be, the committee or sub-committee in relation to whose proceedings or documents the question whether information is exempt or not falls to be determined and includes a reference—
(a)in the case of a principal council, to any committee or sub-committee of the council; and
(b)in the case of a committee, to—
(i)any constituent principal council;
(ii)any other principal council by which appointments are made to the committee or whose functions the committee discharges; and
(iii)any other committee or sub-committee of a principal council falling within sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) above; and
(c)in the case of a sub-committee, to—
(i)the committee, or any of the committees, of which it is a sub-committee; and
(ii)any principal council which falls within paragraph (b) above in relation to that committee.]
Textual Amendments
F171990 c. 8; section 171A was inserted by section 4 of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34).
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