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Northern Ireland Water (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FS50437935 (12 September 2012)
Summary: The complainant requested information which formed a submission to Northern Ireland Water-™s (NIW) lawyers and on which legal advice was given. NIW refused to disclose the information and relied on section 42(1) and section 40(1) to withhold the information. The Information Commissioner-™s decision is that NIW was correct to classify the requested information as attracting legal professional privilege and to withhold the information under section 42(1) of FOIA. It also correctly applied section 40(2).
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 42 - Complaint Not upheld