Mr A requested information relating to an Internal Audit Committee meeting from the University of Glasgow (the University). The University provided most of the information requested by Mr A but redacted certain documents on the basis that the redacted information was exempt from disclosure by virtue of either section 33(1)(b) or 38(1)(b) of FOISA. Following a review, Mr A accepted the University’s application of section 38(1)(b) but remained dissatisfied with the University’s application of section 33(1)(b) and applied to the Commissioner for a decision.
Following an investigation, the Commissioner was not satisfied that disclosure of the information would prejudice the relevant service provider’s commercial interests substantially and therefore found that the University had failed to deal with Mr A’s request for information in accordance with Part 1 of FOISA, by incorrectly applying section 33(1)(b) of FOISA. He required the University to release the information to Mr A.
Citations:
[2008] ScotIC 097 – 2008
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Updated: 05 October 2022; Ref: scu.434193