ICO Southwest One is a joint venture between the Somerset County Council, Avon and Somerset Police Authority, Taunton Deane Borough Council and IBM in order to manage support services for the three public authorities. The complainant submitted a request to Avon and Somerset Police Authority (the Police Authority) for a copy of the MoU signed by the three public bodies which dealt with a number of issues regarding their engagement with Southwest One. The Police Authority disclosed a copy of this contract but redacted certain parts of it on the basis of section 43 of FOIA, the commercial prejudice exemption.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 43 – Complaint Partly Upheld
Citations:
[2012] UKICO FS50440278
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Information
Updated: 30 November 2022; Ref: scu.529689
