ICO The complainant requested the following information in relation to the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s report of 2008 into the Equitable Life crisis in 1998:- I wish to identify the names of the eight life companies referred to in para. 74 who gave ‘general cause for concern’ and the one life company (other than Equitable Life) who was ‘of particular concern’. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has incorrectly applied the exemption under section 43(2) of FOIA to the requested information. The FSA has also breached sections 1(1)(b) and 10(1) of FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose the requested information to the complainant.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 1 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 10 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 43 – Complaint Upheld
[2012] UKICO FS50417870
Bailii
England and Wales
Information, Financial Services
Updated: 10 December 2021; Ref: scu.529482
