Citations: [2009] UKFTT EA – 2009 – 0010 (GRC Links: Bailii Statutes: Freedom of Information Act 2000 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Information Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.428736
The applicant sought disclosure of certain organisations who had provided placements for those seeking work. They said that in the past disclosure had led to adverse publicity for those organisations, and refused disclosure under the department’s commercial interests and those of the organisations involved. The Department now appealed from a decision that the qualified exemption … Continue reading Department for Work and Pensions v The Information Commissioner and Another: CA 27 Jul 2016
Inhibition of free and frank provision of advice s 36(2)(b)(i) Citations: [2010] UKFTT EA – 2009 – 0123 (GRC, [2010] UKIT 2009 – 0123 Links: Bailii Statutes: Freedom of Information Act 2000 36(2)(b)(i) Information Updated: 01 September 2022; Ref: scu.428847
The claimant had requested all documentation relating to the treatment of her deceased husband by the respondent. The respondent had refused the request as vexatious, saying that it had already disclosed such material. Held: Her appeal disclosed no error of law and failed. Citations: [2010] UKFTT EA – 2010 – 0156 (GRC Links: Bailii Statutes: … Continue reading Ilona Meryl Long v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 14 Oct 2010
Citations: [2010] UKIT 2009 – 0036 Links: Bailii Statutes: Freedom of Information Act 2000 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Information Updated: 28 August 2022; Ref: scu.427159
Citations: [2010] UKIT 2010 – 0078 Links: Bailii Statutes: Freedom of Information Act 2000 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Information Updated: 28 August 2022; Ref: scu.427136
The claimant, being in a prolonged dispute with the Authority had requested copies (internal and external) of correspondence and other communications relating to him. The request was resisted on several grounds according to the nature of the documents involved. The issue now was as to the availability of legal professional privilege where the lawyer involved … Continue reading Calland v Information Commissioner and The Financial Services Authority: IT 8 Aug 2008
Freedom of Information Act 2000, and the engagement of the exemption under Section 36(2), 40(1), 40(2) and 42 and the application of the public interest test. Held: The Tribunal upholds the decision notice (FS50433433) dated 26 February 2013 and dismisses the appeal. Citations: [2013] UKFTT EA – 2013 – 0059 (GRC Links: Bailii Statutes: Freedom … Continue reading Roberts v Information Commissioner (Dismissed :Freedom of Information Act 2000): FTTGRC 31 Oct 2013
[2014] UKFTT 2014 – 0136 (GRC) Bailii Freedom of Information Act 2000 England and Wales Information Updated: 24 December 2021; Ref: scu.540426
Commissioner’s Approach not in Breach In May 2010, a Mr Irvine made requests under the 2002 Act for information from South Lanarkshire Council. He wanted to know how many of their employees in a particular post were placed at 10 particular points on the Council’s pay scales. His underlying purpose was to find out whether … Continue reading South Lanarkshire Council v The Scottish Information Commissioner: SC 29 Jul 2013
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The complainant asked the public authority for ‘all data pertaining to’ a freedom of information request which he had made previously. The public authority withheld some information under section 42 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the Act’) and the rest under section 36. The Commissioner decided that information had been correctly withheld under … Continue reading Cabinet Office (Decision Notice) FS50173585: ICO 22 Dec 2009
The complainant requested information in respect of Wolverhampton City Council’s (WCC) expenditure on Adopted Child Support Allowance, grants to adoptive parents and reimbursement of costs for prospective adoptive parents for the financial year from 2010-2011. The Commissioner’s decision is that WCC did not deal with the request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, … Continue reading Wolverhampton City Council (Decision Notice): ICO 14 Mar 2012
The complainant requested the sales values and dates of sales for a number of properties in Creech St Michael, Somerset. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority was entitled to withhold the information on the basis of section 44(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Act). The Commissioner does not require the public … Continue reading Valuation Office Agency (Decision Notice): ICO 3 Apr 2012
ICO The complainant has requested a copy of the information provided by Ofcom to the Home Office in response to its request for business cases for access to communications data. Ofcom refused to provide the requested information under section 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii) and section 36(2)(c) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The Commissioner’s … Continue reading Ofcom (Decision Notice): ICO 6 Jan 2014
Mrs Nolan had been employed at a US airbase. When it closed, and she was made redundant, she complained that the appellant had not consulted properly on the redundancies. The US denied that it had responsibility to consult, and now appealed. Held: The appeal failed (Lord Carnworth dissenting). That the exact situation might not have … Continue reading The United States of America v Nolan: SC 21 Oct 2015
The complainant requested a copy of a document circulated to the council’s planning committee in a public planning meeting. The information was refused on the grounds of section 42 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, that it attracted legal professional privilege. The Commissioner decided that the information was environmental information and advised the council … Continue reading Bassetlaw District Council (Decision Notice): ICO 18 May 2011
The complainant asked the Intellectual Property Office to provide information relating to a trade mark it had considered. The public authority advised the complainant that some information was already available to him but that the remainder was exempt under the exemption at section 44 (prohibitions on disclosure) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The … Continue reading Intellectual Property Office (Decision Notice) FS50359480: ICO 26 Apr 2011
The complainant requested information relating to discussions on the subject of plans to build a hotel and the extension to a conservation area. The council initially provided some information but withheld other information using the exemptions under section 42 and 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. At the internal review stage, the council … Continue reading Warwick District Council (Decision Notice): ICO 19 Sep 2011
The complainant has requested the evidence submitted by the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) to the Coroner in relation to a particular inquest. The Trust confirmed that the evidence submitted to the coroner was witness statements of staff who had been involved with the deceased patient who the inquest related to. … Continue reading Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (Decision Notice): ICO 18 Jan 2012
ICO The complainant asked North Yorkshire Police (‘NYP’) for information about the cost to the force of policing/policing protests at RAF Menwith Hill (‘the base’). NYP refused to provide the information, citing the exemptions contained in sections 24(1), 26(1), 27(1), 31, 36(2), and 38(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, NYP subsequently withdrew … Continue reading North Yorkshire Police (Decision Notice): ICO 21 Dec 2006
On the 1 January 2005 the complainant made a request for information to University College London (‘UCL’). The complainant sought three pieces of information held by UCL relating to Dr Andrew Wakefield’s research into the MMR vaccine, as follows:- ‘Patent Applications’; the ‘Management of MMR Controversy’; and details relating to the custody of records. UCL … Continue reading University College London (Decision Notice): ICO 2 Apr 2008
The complainant asked the Intellectual Property Office to provide information relating to a trade mark it had considered. The public authority advised the complainant that some information was already available to him but that the remainder was exempt under the exemption at section 44 (prohibitions on disclosure) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 The … Continue reading Intellectual Property Office (Decision Notice) FS50359512: ICO 26 Apr 2011
The complainant asked the Intellectual Property Office to provide information relating to a trade mark it had considered. The public authority advised the complainant that some information was already available to him but that the remainder was exempt under the exemption at section 44 (prohibitions on disclosure) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The … Continue reading Intellectual Property Office (Decision Notice) FS50359467: ICO 26 Apr 2011
The complainant made a request to the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) for information relating to Testbase software which was created by a company called Doublestruck which contains past examination questions obtained by Doublestruck from QCDA. QCDA refused to provide this information to the complainant as it stated it was exempt from disclosure under … Continue reading Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency: ICO 27 Apr 2011
ICO The complainant asked the public authority (‘the Council’) for information which it held about the purchase of land owned by the Council and the complainant. The council provided to the complainant some of the requested information but withheld other information, citing the exemptions contained in sections 41 and 42 of the Freedom of Information … Continue reading Warwick District Council (Decision Notice): ICO 22 Nov 2006
The complainant requested copies of the findings of any independent tests commissioned by the public authority to establish if any home networking PLT devices complied with the essential requirements of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (Directive). The public authority confirmed it held a report of an investigation it had conducted under the Directive in relation to … Continue reading Office of Communications (Decision Notice): ICO 23 Feb 2011
The complainants had requested all documents and records held regarding planning applications submitted by a neighbour, their subsequent complaints in respect of how the planning applications were processed, and complaint to the local government ombudsman. The Council provided some of the information requested, withholding the remainder under sections 40 and 42 of the Freedom of … Continue reading St Albans City and District Council (Decision Notice): ICO 5 Mar 2007
ICO The complainant requested copies of any documentation held by the Department of Health referring to the Director of Public Health at Norwich Primary Care Trust, and relating to Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, between specific dates. Although some information was disclosed, some was withheld under sections 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii), and 40. During the course of … Continue reading Department of Health (Decision Notice): ICO 15 Dec 2008
ICO The complainant requested information from Haringey Council (‘the Council’) relating to an investigation carried out by the Councils Monitoring Officer into allegations the complainant had made regarding the Chief Executive of the Council. The Council initially stated that the request was for personal data about the complainant must be treated as a subject access … Continue reading Haringey London Borough Council (Decision Notice): ICO 14 Sep 2009
ICO The complainant requested that Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (‘HMRC’) should provide him with information concerning its ‘loan back’ policy concerning the transfer of staff between HMRC and the United Kingdom Borders Agency (‘UKBA’). He also asked for his terms and conditions of employment which addressed the issue of ‘loan back’. HMRC explained that … Continue reading Her Majestys Revenue and Customs (Decision Notice): ICO 23 Aug 2011
ICO The complainant requested legal advice received by the public authority concerning the possible diversion of a footpath. The public authority refused this request, citing the exemption provided by section 42(1) (legal professional privilege) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Commissioner finds that the information requested is environmental and so the request should … Continue reading Gateshead Council (Decision Notice): ICO 7 Apr 2011
The complainant has requested a copy of the Alder Hey Centre report. Alder Hey Children’s Centre NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) refused to provide a copy of the report under section 31 and section 36 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Trust has correctly applied sections 36(2)(b)(i) … Continue reading Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust (Decision Notice): ICO 21 Mar 2012
ICO The complainant requested correspondence between East Midlands Strategic Health Authority (the SHA) and United Lincolnshire NHS Trus (the Trust) and the Department of Health (DoH) and NHS Executive Authority. The SHA was disbanded on 1 April 2013 and was unable to answer the request so responsibility for responding passed to the DoH as the … Continue reading Department of Health (Decision Notice): ICO 30 Jan 2014
The complainant has requested legal guidance held by the council relating to its application of vehicle weight restrictions to parts of the A36 for an 18 month trial period. The council refused the information on the grounds that the information was subject to legal professional privilege under section 42 of the Freedom of Information Act … Continue reading Bath and North East Somerset Council (Decision Notice): ICO 4 Apr 2012
An application was made to discharge an anonymity order made in previous criminal proceedings before the House. The defendant was to be retried for rape under the 2003 Act, after an earlier acquittal. The applicant questioned whether such a order could properly be made, and said that in any event it should be discharged. Held: … Continue reading Attorney General’s Reference No 3 of 1999: Application By the British Broadcasting Corporation To Set Aside or Vary a Reporting Restriction Order: HL 17 Jun 2009
The complainant requested details of particular complaints made to the public authority. It originally relied on section 41(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) to neither confirm nor deny that it held the requested information. . .
The two prisoners, serving life sentences for murder, had had their appeals rejected. They continued to protest innocence, and sought to bring their campaigns to public attention through the press, having oral interviews with journalists without . .
The complainant requested information from Broxbourne Borough Council (the council) concerning the council’s remuneration panel. The council provided some information but withheld other information using the exemptions under section 40(2), 36 and 43 . .
The defendant had requested the Isle of Man authorities to investigate the part if any taken by the plaintiff in a major fraud. No charges were brought against the plaintiff, but the documents showing suspicion came to be disclosed in the later . .
