Under the Freedom of Information Act, please may I have a redacted copy (i.e. one which does not contain names, addressed or other information likely to lead to a person on the register being identified) of the latest copy of your Potentially Violent Persons Register aka Restricted Persons Register aka Cautionary Register aka whatever relevant name you know such a register by
I am writing to request publication of any blacklists which the council may operate.
This would include (but not exclusive to)
– serial complainers
– violent/aggressive/abusive persons
– troublemakers
– campaigners/activists
I would also request information on the distribution/circulation of these lists.
In order to avoid any further confusion let me make clear that my FOI request is for copies of redacted copies of the register which only state the reasons why an individual was added to the blacklist, the categorisation of risk attached to that (eg low, medium, high), and how long they were placed on the list for.
We can confirm that Devon County Council do maintain a list of people who have demonstrated unacceptable behaviour. However, in our view, publication of even a redacted form of this list would risk identifying the individuals involved and would therefore be a breach of the Data Protection Act 2018. This information is therefore exempt from disclosure and publication pursuant to section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.