3 October 2007, Central government
The complainant asked DBERR for information concerning its response to his complaint about the activities of a named company, including internal correspondence and communications with other public authorities. DBERR refused to provide the information it held, citing the section 30 exemption of the Act. The Commissioner found that the exemption was engaged and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information. The Commissioner therefore found that DBERR had acted correctly in withholding the information. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2007/0114 has been dismissed.
FOI 10: Upheld