The complainant made requests to the BBC for information relating to the Eurovision Song Contest. The Commissioner has investigated the complaint and has found that the requested information was held for the purpose of journalism, art or literature and that therefore the public authority was not obliged to comply with parts I to V of the Act in this case. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 1 – Complaint Not upheld
Citations:
[2009] UKICO FS50163866
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.532202