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Transport for London (Decision Notice) FS50423735: ICO 9 Jan 2013

The complainant has requested information relating to an investigation into allegations of wrong doing, made by the complainant, as well as Transport for London’s (TfL) policies on reporting wrong doing and fraud. TfL provided the complainant with some of the requested information but refused to disclose some information under section 30(1)(a), section 30(2)(a)(i), section 31(1)(g) … Continue reading Transport for London (Decision Notice) FS50423735: ICO 9 Jan 2013

Isle of Wight Council (Decision Notice) FS50142028: ICO 10 Sep 2007

The complainant requested information concerning the lack of response to correspondence sent to the public authority. Following intervention from the Commissioner, the public authority informed the complainant that it did not hold the information, but this was not within the 20 working days permitted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). The Commissioner … Continue reading Isle of Wight Council (Decision Notice) FS50142028: ICO 10 Sep 2007

Brown v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 26 Jan 2015

FTTGC The Tribunal upholds the decision notice dated 31 March 2014 and dismisses the appeal on the basis that – although the requested information has subsequently been discovered and disclosed to the Appellant – Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC) was unaware that it held the information at the time of the information request, at the … Continue reading Brown v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 26 Jan 2015

Sir Roger Gale v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 16 Jan 2015

FTTGC (i) Whether the requested information was exempt from disclosure by virtue of s.27 (1)(b) of FOIA because its disclosure would or would be likely to Prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and an international organization, namely the Commission of the European Union and ii) Whether, if the answer to (i) was ‘yes’, the public … Continue reading Sir Roger Gale v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 16 Jan 2015

Martyres v The Information Commissioner (Freedom of Information Act 2000): FTTGRC 31 Dec 2014

The claimant had sought information from several public bodies as to his late wife to support his probate dispute. The police had rejected this request as vexatios, and he now appealed against the upholding of that decision by the respondent. [2014] UKFTT 2014 – 0184 (GRC) Bailii Information Updated: 25 December 2021; Ref: scu.541423

Browning v The Information Commissioner, The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: CA 30 Jul 2014

The court was asked: ‘When the First-tier Tribunal is hearing an appeal against a decision of the Information Commissioner, in what circumstances (if any) can it lawfully adopt a closed material procedure in which a party and his legal representatives are excluded from the hearing or part of it?’ Mauric Kay, Patten, McCombe LJJ [2014] … Continue reading Browning v The Information Commissioner, The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: CA 30 Jul 2014

Ministry of Justice (Decision Notice) FS50429932: ICO 11 Jun 2012

ICO The complainant requested copies of emails between officials and representatives of insurance organisations relating to the government’s proposed reforms to civil litigation funding and costs in England and Wales. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority was not entitled to withhold the name and role of an official in a public facing role … Continue reading Ministry of Justice (Decision Notice) FS50429932: ICO 11 Jun 2012

Land Registry FS50427467: ICO 6 Mar 2012

ICO (Decision Notice) The complainant has requested information from Land Registry about the initial and subsequent sales of flats in a specified housing development dating from 1991, together with sales completion dates. Land Registry advised the complainant that the requested information was available in hard copy or via its website on payment of a fee, … Continue reading Land Registry FS50427467: ICO 6 Mar 2012

Cross v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 7 Jan 2016

Dismissed s.41 Absolute exemption: Confidential information s.23 Absolute exemption: Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters s.37(1)(a) to (ad) Absolute exemption: Communications with the Sovereign, Heir to Throne and next in line s.40 Absolute exemption: Personal data s.41 Information provided in confidence s.35(1)(c) Qualified exemption: Advice by Law Officers s.37(1) Qualified … Continue reading Cross v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 7 Jan 2016

Cottesloe School (Decision Notice) FS50442149: ICO 26 Apr 2012

The complainant has requested information relating to meetings of the Governing Body and other administrative information relating to Cottesloe School (the School). The School provided the complainant with information in response to the request however it did not provide a set of Governing Body minutes dated 1 December 2011 as these had not been authorised … Continue reading Cottesloe School (Decision Notice) FS50442149: ICO 26 Apr 2012

South Lanarkshire Council v The Scottish Information Commissioner: SC 29 Jul 2013

Commissioner’s Approach not in Breach In May 2010, a Mr Irvine made requests under the 2002 Act for information from South Lanarkshire Council. He wanted to know how many of their employees in a particular post were placed at 10 particular points on the Council’s pay scales. His underlying purpose was to find out whether … Continue reading South Lanarkshire Council v The Scottish Information Commissioner: SC 29 Jul 2013

Office of Communications v The Information Commissioner: CA 20 Feb 2009

Grounds for non-disclosure treated cumulatively An applicant had requested disclosure of information regarding the environmental impact of electro-magnetic radiation from mobile phones. The court considered the balance between the need to disclose information and the maintaining of exceptions to disclosure in the public interest, in the context of third party intellectual property rights. The tribunal … Continue reading Office of Communications v The Information Commissioner: CA 20 Feb 2009

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority v The Information Commissioner and Another: CA 28 Apr 2015

A journalist had requested the appellant who published the claims made by Members of Parliament for expenses to its website had requested in addition copies of the receipts produced by the MPs to justify three claims. The Authority provided a narrative from the receipts but declined to provide copies. The information Commissioner, and tribunals required … Continue reading The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority v The Information Commissioner and Another: CA 28 Apr 2015

The Rugby Football Union v Consolidated Information Services Ltd: SC 21 Nov 2012

The Union challenged the right of the respondent to resell tickets to international rugby matches. The tickets were subject to a condition rendering it void on any resale at above face value. They said that the respondent had advertised tickets in breach of this condition. The Court considered whether it was appropriate to protect the … Continue reading The Rugby Football Union v Consolidated Information Services Ltd: SC 21 Nov 2012

The Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police v The Information Commissioner: Admn 21 Jan 2011

A journalist sought information from the appellant as to illegal firearms, and gun crime. The appellant said it would take many hours to prepare the information sought in a disclosable form, saying that the time taken to redact the information should be included for the times under the 2004 Regulations. The commissioner decided that some … Continue reading The Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police v The Information Commissioner: Admn 21 Jan 2011

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Lanteglos By Fowey Parish Council (Local Government (Parish Council)) FS50566913: ICO 11 Mar 2015

The complainant requested information from Lanteglos by Fowey Parish Council (‘the parish council’). He asked for copies of documents sent by the parish council to Cornwall Council that had resulted in a particular email being sent to him. The parish council initially refused to confirm or deny whether the information was held. It subsequently relied … Continue reading Lanteglos By Fowey Parish Council (Local Government (Parish Council)) FS50566913: ICO 11 Mar 2015

Department for Education and Skills (Decision Notice): ICO 22 May 2007

The Commissioner’s decision in this matter is that the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) has partially failed to comply with its obligations under section 1(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). The Commissioner requires DfES to disclose the information previously withheld under section 35 of the Act but decided it had … Continue reading Department for Education and Skills (Decision Notice): ICO 22 May 2007

Department of The Environment Northern Ireland (Decision Notice): ICO 21 May 2007

The complainant on 1 January 2005 made a request to the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (the Department) for a copy of a planning enforcement file relating to his planning application. The Department allowed the complainant to view the file but withheld some information contained in the file. In responding to his request, … Continue reading Department of The Environment Northern Ireland (Decision Notice): ICO 21 May 2007

Jyske Bank Gibraltar Ltd v Administracion Del Estado: ECJ 4 Oct 2012

ECJ Opinion – Combating of money laundering and terrorism financing – Directive 2005/60/EC – Obligation on credit institutions to declare suspicious financial transactions – Institutions operating under the freedom to provide services – Identification of national financial information unit responsible for collecting information – Interpretation of Article 22(2) of Directive 2005/60 – Restriction on the … Continue reading Jyske Bank Gibraltar Ltd v Administracion Del Estado: ECJ 4 Oct 2012

Wolverhampton City Council (Decision Notice): ICO 14 Mar 2012

The complainant requested information in respect of Wolverhampton City Council’s (WCC) expenditure on Adopted Child Support Allowance, grants to adoptive parents and reimbursement of costs for prospective adoptive parents for the financial year from 2010-2011. The Commissioner’s decision is that WCC did not deal with the request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, … Continue reading Wolverhampton City Council (Decision Notice): ICO 14 Mar 2012

Thanet District Council (Local Government): ICO 16 Jun 2021

The complainant has requested information concerning the findings of a review carried out by external solicitors into the handling of an employment matter by Thanet District Council. The Council provided the complainant with some of the information requested but withheld some of the information within scope of the request under Section 42 (legal professional privilege) … Continue reading Thanet District Council (Local Government): ICO 16 Jun 2021

Crown Prosecution Service (Decision Notice): ICO 28 Mar 2011

The complainant asked the Crown Prosecution Service to provide information relating to the prosecution of a named individual. The public authority refused to disclose this using the exemptions under sections 30, 40 and 42 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Commissioner’s decision is that the exemption in section 40(2) is engaged for the … Continue reading Crown Prosecution Service (Decision Notice): ICO 28 Mar 2011

Bletchingley Parish Council (Decision Notice): ICO 25 Feb 2008

The complainant asked for copies of the annual reports and accounts of Bletchingley Parish Council (‘the Council’) from 2004-2007, a letter from the Council’s indemnity insurer authorising it ‘sole executive powers’ and a copy of the original proposal form and terms and conditions of the Council’s original insurance policy. The Council advised the complainant that … Continue reading Bletchingley Parish Council (Decision Notice): ICO 25 Feb 2008

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Nhs Foundation Trust (Health (Nhs)): ICO 5 May 2015

The complainant requested information about communications between 3 UHMB directors and Monitor and the Care Quality Commission in 2010. The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMB) stated that to carry out an electronic search would breach the cost limits set by section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the FOIA’). … Continue reading University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Nhs Foundation Trust (Health (Nhs)): ICO 5 May 2015

Taunton Deane Borough Council (Local Government (Borough Council)): ICO 18 May 2015

The complainant submitted a number of requests to Taunton Deane Borough Council (the Council) relating to a grave as well as the Council’s Senior Bereavement Manager. The Council disclosed some information but withheld some under exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act): section 40(2) – third party personal data, and section 42(1) … Continue reading Taunton Deane Borough Council (Local Government (Borough Council)): ICO 18 May 2015

Bristol City Council (Decision Notice): ICO 16 Aug 2012

The complainant requested legal advice from Bristol City Council relating to an application to register land as a town or village green. The council refused to provide the information on the basis that it was either exempt under section 42 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the exemption relating to legal professional privilege or … Continue reading Bristol City Council (Decision Notice): ICO 16 Aug 2012

Cabinet Office (Central Government): ICO 22 Nov 2021

The complainant has requested the first two of 32 files relating to the ‘Spycatcher’/Peter Wright case between 1986 and 1987. The Cabinet Office withheld the information requested under section 22(1) (information intended for future publication) and section 23(1)(information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. … Continue reading Cabinet Office (Central Government): ICO 22 Nov 2021

Guardian News and Media Ltd, Regina (on The Application of) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court: CA 3 Apr 2012

The newspaper applied for leave to access documents referred to but not released during the course of extradition proceedings in open court. Held: The application was to be allowed. Though extradition proceedings were not governed by the Civil Procedure Rules, wider principles still applied. The open justice principle is a constitutional principle to be found … Continue reading Guardian News and Media Ltd, Regina (on The Application of) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court: CA 3 Apr 2012

Valuation Office Agency (Decision Notice): ICO 3 Apr 2012

The complainant requested the sales values and dates of sales for a number of properties in Creech St Michael, Somerset. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority was entitled to withhold the information on the basis of section 44(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Act). The Commissioner does not require the public … Continue reading Valuation Office Agency (Decision Notice): ICO 3 Apr 2012

Bromley London Borough Council (Decision Notice): ICO 5 Oct 2009

The complainant asked to be provided with the external legal advice provided to the London Borough of Bromley relating to the evidence the Council said it held at a planning meeting in 2002 that Manor Park was a public highway. The Information Commissioner investigated and decided that the legal advice held was exempt under section … Continue reading Bromley London Borough Council (Decision Notice): ICO 5 Oct 2009

Swanage Town Council (Decision Notice): ICO 26 Jan 2010

The complainant requested terms of reference for a financial options appraisal in relation to a caravan park. The Council refused the request on the basis that the information was subject to legal professional privilege and therefore exempt by virtue of section 42 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and that it also constituted commercially … Continue reading Swanage Town Council (Decision Notice): ICO 26 Jan 2010

Cabinet Office (Decision Notice) FS50173585: ICO 22 Dec 2009

The complainant asked the public authority for ‘all data pertaining to’ a freedom of information request which he had made previously. The public authority withheld some information under section 42 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the Act’) and the rest under section 36. The Commissioner decided that information had been correctly withheld under … Continue reading Cabinet Office (Decision Notice) FS50173585: ICO 22 Dec 2009

Ofcom (Decision Notice): ICO 6 Jan 2014

ICO The complainant has requested a copy of the information provided by Ofcom to the Home Office in response to its request for business cases for access to communications data. Ofcom refused to provide the requested information under section 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii) and section 36(2)(c) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The Commissioner’s … Continue reading Ofcom (Decision Notice): ICO 6 Jan 2014

Walberswick Parish Council (Decision Notice): ICO 19 Dec 2011

The complainant requested from Walberswick Parish Council a copy of a speech given by the chairman at a particular meeting. The complainant also made another request for information relating to the refusal to provide her with a copy of the speech and she also asked for details of the complaints procedure. The council initially refused … Continue reading Walberswick Parish Council (Decision Notice): ICO 19 Dec 2011

Newcastle City Council (Decision Notice): ICO 16 Jan 2013

The complainant requested information relating to an application for permission to run surface water from the roof of a particular address. Newcastle City Council Provided some information and withheld other information using the exemption under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the exemption relating to third party personal data. The Commissioner considered … Continue reading Newcastle City Council (Decision Notice): ICO 16 Jan 2013

Treasury Solicitors (Central Government): ICO 16 Mar 2015

The complainant requested the number of times an employee of the Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) accused people of making fraudulent claims for money. TSol confirmed that some relevant information was held. The Commissioner’s decision is that TSol should have instead refused the request under section 40(5)(b)(i) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) … Continue reading Treasury Solicitors (Central Government): ICO 16 Mar 2015

Department of The Environment Northern Ireland (Decision Notice): ICO 17 Oct 2006

The complainant, on 3 May 2005, requested information from the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland in respect of the legal opinion provided to the Department in relation to the demolition of the building known as Rock Castle. The Department withheld the information on the basis that it is exempt under section 42 of … Continue reading Department of The Environment Northern Ireland (Decision Notice): ICO 17 Oct 2006