The complainant requested information from the Northern Ireland Office (the NIO) relating to the numbers and the costs associated with use of personal panic alarms by senior civil servants. The NIO refused to confirm or deny whether it held the information, citing the exemptions at sections 24 and 38 of the Act. The Commissioner finds that both exemptions have been correctly applied, and that the NIO acted correctly in refusing to confirm or deny whether it held the information. Therefore the Commissioner requires no further steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 24 – Complaint Not upheld, FOI 38 – Complaint Not upheld
Citations:
[2010] UKICO FS50223117
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 29 March 2022; Ref: scu.531523