ICO The complainant asked the DCMS (the public authority) to provide information relating to EnglandNet. The public authority refused to disclose this using the exemptions in sections 12, 27, 42 and 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). During the course of the investigation it determined that it wished to cite section 12 in relation to the entire request. The Commissioner’s decision is that compliance with the request would exceed the appropriate limit. He has not therefore considered the applicability of the other exemptions The complaint is not upheld. The public authority’s handling of the request also resulted in breaches of certain procedural requirements of the Act as identified in this Notice.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 12 – Complaint Not upheld, FOI 17 – Complaint Upheld
[2011] UKICO FS50346816
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England and Wales
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Updated: 11 December 2021; Ref: scu.530307