The complainant submitted a request to the public authority for information relating to the Department for Works and Pensions’ referral of a number of its off payroll contractors to the public authority for investigation following their failure to provide income tax assurances. The public authority disclosed some information relevant to the request. It however withheld some figures within the scope of the request in reliance on the exemptions at sections 31(1)(d) and 44(1)(a) FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority was entitled to rely on section 44(1)(a) to withhold the information described as ‘the disputed information’ in this notice. No steps are required.
FOI 44: Not upheld
Citations:
[2015] UKICO FS50579642
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 18 August 2022; Ref: scu.559019
