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Information Commissioner (Decision Notice): ICO 5 Apr 2011

The complainant made a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to the Information Commissioner’s Office for information relating to employees’ associations with and declarations of interest in Common Purpose. The ICO initially decided that it could not confirm or deny whether the requested information was held because to do so would exceed the … Continue reading Information Commissioner (Decision Notice): ICO 5 Apr 2011

Information Commissioner (Decision Notice): ICO 28 Mar 2011

The complainant requested that the Information Commissioner’s Office provide him with the contents of the Register of Data Controllers in any usable format. The ICO refused the request under section 21(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as the information was available in the online Data Protection Public Register, as maintained by ICO. The … Continue reading Information Commissioner (Decision Notice): ICO 28 Mar 2011

John Connor Press Associates Ltd v The Information Commissioner: IT 24 Jan 2006

Citations: [2006] UKIT EA – 2006 – 0005 Links: Bailii Statutes: Freedom of Information Act 2000 43(2) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Cited – Lord, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Admn 1-Sep-2003 The claimant was a category A prisoner serving a sentence of life imprisonment for murder. … Continue reading John Connor Press Associates Ltd v The Information Commissioner: IT 24 Jan 2006

Information Commissioner (Decision Notice): ICO 26 Apr 2010

The complainant made a request to the Information Commissioner for the information that had been withheld from him in respect of a complaint the Commissioner was investigating. The Commissioner handled the request under Freedom of Information Act 2000 however failed to recognise that the requested information constituted environmental information under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. … Continue reading Information Commissioner (Decision Notice): ICO 26 Apr 2010

Information Commissioner (Decision Notice): ICO 12 Feb 2013

The complainant has requested information which was withheld following a previous complaint he made to the ICO relating to Kent Police. The ICO refused to disclose the requested information under section 44(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The Commissioner’s decision is that the ICO has correctly applied section 44(1)(a) FOIA in this … Continue reading Information Commissioner (Decision Notice): ICO 12 Feb 2013

Department for Work and Pensions v The Information Commissioner and Another: CA 27 Jul 2016

The applicant sought disclosure of certain organisations who had provided placements for those seeking work. They said that in the past disclosure had led to adverse publicity for those organisations, and refused disclosure under the department’s commercial interests and those of the organisations involved. The Department now appealed from a decision that the qualified exemption … Continue reading Department for Work and Pensions v The Information Commissioner and Another: CA 27 Jul 2016

University of Central Lancashire v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 8 Dec 2009

This appeal raises general and specific questions as to the commercial interest in course material created within a university, the impact on the university of its disclosure and, if the asserted exemptions to disclosure are engaged, the strength of the conflicting public interests, in protecting the financial standing of universities and exposing their teaching materials … Continue reading University of Central Lancashire v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 8 Dec 2009

Hartles v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 18 Mar 2013

Legal professional privilege – Disclosure of environmental information adversely affecting the course of justice Judges: Farrer QC Citations: [2013] UKFTT 2012 – 0198 (GRC), [2013] UKFTT EA – 2012 – 0198 (GRC Links: Bailii, Bailii Statutes: Freedom of Information Act 2000 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Information, Legal Professions Updated: 22 September 2022; Ref: scu.473044

Information Commissioner (Decision Notice): ICO 27 May 2010

The complainant requested information from the Information Commissioner which related to his investigation into case FS50165372. The Commissioner confirmed that he held the relevant information however refused to provide it on the grounds it was exempt from disclosure under section 44(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, by virtue of section 59(1) of the … Continue reading Information Commissioner (Decision Notice): ICO 27 May 2010

Gradwick v Information Commissioner and The Foreign and Commonwealth Office: FTTGRC 23 Aug 2011

The Tribunal allows the appeal on one issue only and substitutes the following decision notice in place of the decision notice dated 21 July 2010. Additionally the Tribunal requests that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office further reviews its redactions in light of the matters set out in paragraphs 33-34 of this judgement with a view … Continue reading Gradwick v Information Commissioner and The Foreign and Commonwealth Office: FTTGRC 23 Aug 2011

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 29 Apr 2013

A journalist requested access to and had been refused, invoices used by members of parliament to support their expenses claims. Judges: Angus Hamilton HHJ Citations: [2013] UKFTT EA – 2012 – 0242 (GRC Links: Bailii Statutes: Freedom of Information Act 2000 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: See Also – The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority … Continue reading Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 29 Apr 2013

Information Commissioner (Decision Notice) FS50320645: ICO 1 Mar 2011

The complainant asked the Information Commissioner to provide information with respect to four questions he had submitted. These questions related to entries in the Data Protection Public Register maintained by the Information Commissioner’s Office (the ‘ICO’) and concerned previous complaints he had made to the Commissioner under the Data Protection Act 1998. The Information Commissioner … Continue reading Information Commissioner (Decision Notice) FS50320645: ICO 1 Mar 2011

Wise v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 16 Mar 2011

FTTGRC ‘This appeal concerns a request made by the Appellant to the Lancashire Police Authority (‘LPA’) on 31 August 2008 for documentation concerning the LPA’s decision not to include in its newsletter ‘Dialogue’ an article on the Intelligence and Anti-Corruption Team. There had previously been a published intention to include such an article and the … Continue reading Wise v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 16 Mar 2011

Ilona Meryl Long v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 14 Oct 2010

The claimant had requested all documentation relating to the treatment of her deceased husband by the respondent. The respondent had refused the request as vexatious, saying that it had already disclosed such material. Held: Her appeal disclosed no error of law and failed. Citations: [2010] UKFTT EA – 2010 – 0156 (GRC Links: Bailii Statutes: … Continue reading Ilona Meryl Long v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 14 Oct 2010

Home Office v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 20 Aug 2010

Right to rely before the Tribunal on exemptions not specified in the Notice of Refusal nor considered in the Information Commissioner’s Decision Notice. Sections 2(2), 17 and 58 of FOIA. Application of section 40 of FOIA to names of civil servants by and to whom submissions to ministers are sent. Whether legal professional privilege (s.42) … Continue reading Home Office v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 20 Aug 2010