Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: The complainant asked the IPCC (the -�public authority-�) to provide a full staff list to include the positions held and contact details. The public authority initially sought to provide this information as a personal disclosure only. It later disclosed most of the information but refused to disclose the remainder using the exemptions under sections 40(2) (personal information) and 38 (health and safety) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the -�Act-�). The Commissioner-�s decision is that the exemption at section 40(2) is engaged and that disclosure would breach the Data Protection Act (the -�DPA-�) in some cases but not in others. He also finds that the exemption at section 38 is engaged and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs that in disclosure. The complaint is partially upheld. The public authority-�s handling of the request also resulted in breaches of certain procedural requirements of the Act as identified in this Notice.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 17 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 38 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld