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London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FS50419763 (20 March 2012)
Summary: The complainant requested a range of information relating to AssetCo London Ltd-™s management of London Fire Brigade-™s fleet of vehicles. London Fire Brigade is run by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA), who are the relevant public authority for the purposes of Schedule One of the FOIA (Schedule One, paragraph 20). LFEPA provided some of the requested information but refused to provide the specific values of payment -˜abatements-™ applied in instances where AssetCo London Ltd failed to repair or replace vehicles within the contractual time limits. LFEPA argued that disclosing this information would prejudice the commercial interests of both parties. 0The relevant exemption to disclosure is provided by section 43(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner-™s decision is that LFEPA failed to respond to the request within the statutory time limit and that it incorrectly applied section 43(2) to withhold the value of payment abatements. The Commissioner requires LFEPA to disclose the withheld information.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 43 - Complaint Upheld