Summary: The complainant requested copies of written submissions considered as part of a review. The public authority refused to disclose the information stating that it was intended for future publication and was therefore exempt under section 22 of the FOIA. The Information Commissioner-™s decision is that the public authority was entitled to withhold the information within the scope of the request on the basis of section 22(1) FOIA (information intended for future publication). He does not require the public authority to take any steps.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 22 - Complaint Not upheld