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Cite as: [2012] UKICO FS50418656
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Department for Business Innovation and Skills (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FS50418656 (25 June 2012)
Summary: The complainant requested information concerning the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills-™ (BIS) facilitation of banking and insurance services to Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS). The Information Commissioner-™s decision is that BIS was entitled to withhold the information within the scope of part one of the complainant-™s request under section 21 of the FOIA (information reasonably accessible), section 35(1)(b) of the FOIA (ministerial communications) and section 43(2) of the FOIA (prejudice to commercial interests of any person). He considers that the public interest in maintaining the exemptions under section 35(1)(b) of the FOIA and section 43(2) of the FOIA outweigh the public interest in disclosing the information. The Commissioner also considers that BIS was entitled to withhold the information within the scope of part five of the complainant-™s request under section 43(2) of the FOIA. He considers that the public interest in maintaining the exemption under section 43(2) of the FOIA outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken as a result of this decision.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 21 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 35 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 43 - Complaint Not upheld