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University of Manchester (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FS50398285 (22 March 2012)
Summary: The complainant made a request to the University of Manchester (the University) for details of the salary agreed between the University and Professor Colm Toibin, Professor of Creative Writing at the University-™s Centre for New Writing. The University withheld all salary information relating to Professor Toibin using the exemption in section 40(2) (personal information) and, latterly, the exemption section 43(2) (commercial interests). The Information Commissioner-™s decision is that the University incorrectly applied both the section 40(2) exemption and the section 43(2) exemption to the information in this case. The complaint is therefore upheld. The Information Commissioner (the Commissioner) requires the University to disclose to the complainant the amount of Professor Toibin-™s salary to within the nearest £5,000.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 43 - Complaint Upheld