Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: The complainant requested information from the Local Government Ombudsman (the -�LGO-�) relating to its investigation of his complaint regarding Hillingdon Homes, a company that manages housing services within the London Borough of Hillingdon. Although the public authority consented to the release of some of the information, it refused to disclose other parts pursuant to section 44 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the -�Act-�), which provides an exemption to disclosure where it is prohibited by any other enactment, this being section 32(2) of the Local Government Act 1974 in this case. The Commissioner is satisfied that the withheld information is exempt and therefore does not require the LGO to take any further steps in relation to the request. He does, however, find the LGO to have breached section 17(1) of the Act in its handling of the request. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2010/0188 dismissed.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 17 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 44 - Complaint Not upheld