The complainant requested information relating to funding by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) groups since devolution. The Information Commissioner’s decision is that OFMDFM improperly applied section 12 and breached section 16 of the FOIA in handling the request, as well as committing a number of procedural breaches.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 12 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 16 – Complaint Upheld
[2011] UKICO FS50406997
Bailii
England and Wales
Updated: 06 August 2021; Ref: scu.531200