By virtue of paragraph(s) 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.
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
The report contains information about existing employees who may be identifiable and therefore it is advised that the public interest in the matter does not outweigh the need to protect individual employee’s identify and therefore the exemption should be maintained.