FOI request (FOIR-630687141)

Non-Disclosure Agreement

Requested Mon 15 July 2024
Responded Tue 06 August 2024

I am writing to you to request the following information:

1. Has the Council asked a member of staff to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)?

2. Has the Council asked a individual who is not a member of staff in the last three years to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)?

3. Please can you attach a copy of any NDA's used?

4. How many members of staff have signed NDAs?

All requests should be limited to the past 3 years.

A useful guide to NDAs, and a definition thereof, is outline on the following website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-disclosure-agreements/non-disclosure-agreements

Response

1. Yes

2. No

3. Refused

The information you have requested is being refused under Section 41 of the Freedom of Information Act 'Information provided in Confidence'.

The requested information has been provided to the local authority from another person and would constitute a breach of confidence if disclosed.

Section 41 is an absolute exemption and therefore a public interest test does not apply.

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