By virtue of paragraph(s) 3, 5 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).
Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.
Condition:
Information 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
Information 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
Appendices to the report are exempt from publication as (1) they contain commercially sensitive information pertaining to the Council's pricing structure and financial modelling, and (2) information protected by legal professional privilege. The public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the interest in disclosing the information as (1) revealing the financial modelling to suppliers could compromise the Authority’s ability to effectively manage the market, potentially resulting in higher costs, and (2) disclosing the information outlining potential legal implications of the proposed course of action could risk the Council’s position being influenced by public disclosure of those implications.