Transport Scotland was asked about compensation or damages claims submitted to it by contractors in relation to the Queensferry Crossing project.
Transport Scotland withheld the information under section 33(1)(b) of FOISA, as it considered disclosure would prejudice the commercial interests of the contractors.
The Commissioner investigated and found that, while Transport Scotland had correctly withheld some information under section 33(1)(b) of FOISA, it had wrongly withheld other information under this exemption. He also found that some information, only identified during the investigation, should have been identified earlier.
Citations:
[2019] ScotIC 170 – 2019
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Scotland
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Updated: 27 September 2022; Ref: scu.645525