Category: Information

Sheffield City Council (Local Government (City Council)): ICO 10 Oct 2017

The complainant requested minutes of the closed meetings of the Sheffield Executive Board and the Sheffield City Partnership Board. The public authority withheld the minutes in reliance on the exemption contained at section 41(1) FOIA. The Commissioner concluded that the public authority was not entitled to rely on this exemption ordered the withheld minutes disclosed.
FOI 41: Not upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50673960

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England and Wales

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Updated: 03 April 2022; Ref: scu.602340

NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England) (Health (NHS)) FS50699193: ICO 5 Oct 2017

The complainant has requested from NHS England information regarding the costs connected with the development of the NHS Identity Research Document. The Commissioner’s decision is that NHS England has breached section 10(1) of FOIA in the handling of this request.
FOI 10: Upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50699193

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 03 April 2022; Ref: scu.602325

NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England) (Health (NHS)) FS50689631: ICO 5 Oct 2017

The complainant has requested information relating to the handling of private and confidential personal data . NHS England failed to respond to this request within the statutory time for compliance. The Commissioner considers that NHS England breached section 10(1) FOIA in the handling of this request. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
FOI 10: Upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50689631

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 03 April 2022; Ref: scu.602324

Home Office (Central Government): ICO 3 Oct 2017

The complainant requested from the Home Office information regarding the uses of Taser on children aged 17 years and younger in England and Wales during 2016, broken down by age. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office has breached section 10(1) if FOIA in the handling of this request.
FOI 10: Upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50692821

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 03 April 2022; Ref: scu.602301

Greater Manchester Police (Police and Criminal Justice) FS50704292: ICO 30 Oct 2017

The complainant has requested copies of any policies or procedures Greater Manchester Police (GMP) follows regarding the entry and search of premises. GMP initially said that it did not hold the information described in the request. Following an exchange of correspondence, in which it said the complainant had submitted a new request, it disclosed information which fell within the scope of the original request. The Commissioner’s decision is that in failing to communicate to the complainant information described in the request, within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, GMP breached section 10(1) (time for compliance) of the FOIA. She also found a breach of section 1 (general right of access) of the FOIA.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50704292

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 03 April 2022; Ref: scu.602286

Greater Manchester Police (Police and Criminal Justice): ICO 10 Oct 2017

The complainant has requested information about GMP’s communications with Jewish groups, the Israeli government and its representatives and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Greater Manchester Police (‘GMP’) initially said that it did not hold any relevant information. It revised its position at internal review, providing such information as it did hold. The Commissioner’s decision is that in failing to disclose the information it held within the statutory timescale, GMP breached section 10(1) of the FOIA. As a response has been provided, the Commissioner does not require GMP to take any further steps.
FOI 10: Up

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50690720

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 03 April 2022; Ref: scu.602284

Greater Manchester Police (Police and Criminal Justice) FS50695779: ICO 30 Oct 2017

The complainant has requested information about complaints made about Greater Manchester Police (GMP). Although GMP responded to the request, it did not do so within 20 working days. The Commissioner’s decision is that in failing to respond to the request within the statutory timescale, GMP breached section 10(1) (time for compliance) of the FOIA. As a response has been provided, the Commissioner does not require GMP to take any further steps.
FOI 10: Upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50695779

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 03 April 2022; Ref: scu.602285

Birmingham City Council (Local Government (City Council)): ICO 10 Oct 2017

ICO The complainant has requested a copy of the report from 2012, for a residential address in Birmingham, which states and details that the property meets the Birmingham Empty Property Repairs standard. Birmingham City Council provided some information however the complainant considered that more information must be held. The Commissioner’s decision is that Birmingham City Council does not hold any further information. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.
FOI 1: Not upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50674456

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 02 April 2022; Ref: scu.602248

Cabinet Office (Central Government) – FS50692960: ICO 2 Oct 2017

ICO The complainant submitted a request to the Cabinet Office seeking information relating to the ‘shortlisting’ of David Cameron’s resignation honours list. The Cabinet Office originally argued that the shortlisting process was conducted in Mr Cameron’s personal and political capacity and thus any information generated by this process would not be held by it for the purposes of FOIA. In a previous decision notice concerning this request the Commissioner concluded that any information generated by the shortlisting process would also be held by the Cabinet Office for official purposes. The notice therefore found that if such recorded information was physically held by the Cabinet Office, then such information would be held by it for the purposes of FOIA. The previous decision notice ordered the Cabinet Office to confirm whether any such information was in fact held. It did so by stating that no such information was held. The complainant disputes this position. Having investigated this matter, the Commissioner is satisfied that on the balance of probabilities the Cabinet Office does not hold any information falling within the scope of this request.
FOI 1: Not upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50692960

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 02 April 2022; Ref: scu.602253

Cabinet Office (Central Government) – FS50678957: ICO 2 Oct 2017

ICO The complainant submitted a request to the Cabinet Office relating to any possible award of an honour to the late musician George Michael. The Cabinet Office confirmed that it held information falling within the scope of the request but it considered this to be exempt from disclosure on the basis of the exemptions contained at section 37(1)(b) (the conferring by the Crown of any honour or dignity) and section 41(1) (information provided in confidence) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority was entitled to rely on the exemption at section 37(1)(b).
FOI 37: Not upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50678957

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 02 April 2022; Ref: scu.602252