The complainant has requested information associated with an event held by the ICO. The ICO addressed part of the complainant’s request, released some information that had been requested and withheld other information under sections 31 (law enforcement), 40 (personal data), 43 (commercial confidentiality) and 44 (prohibitions on disclosure). During the Commissioner’s investigation, the ICO withdrew its reliance on sections 31, 43 and 44. It released some of the requested information, but continued to withhold some under section 40(2). The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: The ICO can rely on section 40(2) to withhold the remaining information that the complainant has requested; it is the personal data of third persons and disclosing that information would not be lawful. The ICO breached section 1(1)(b) and section 10(1) with regard to the information it disclosed on 13 November 2019, as it did not communicate this information to the complainant within 20 working days of the date of his request. The Commissioner does not require the ICO to take any remedial steps.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld FOI 40: Complaint not upheld FOI 1: Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2019] UKICO fs50846326
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Information
Updated: 24 November 2022; Ref: scu.650431