Summary: The complainant has requested information relating to the policy and enforcement of the National Minimum Wage in the entertainment industry. HMRC disclosed some information to the complainant, however it refused to disclose the remainder, citing the exemption under section 44(1) of FOIA as a basis for non-disclosure. The complainant asked the Commissioner to consider whether the information could be disclosed to him in an anonymised format. The Commissioner-™s decision is that HMRC has correctly applied the exemption under section 44(1)(a) of FOIA to the withheld information and that the information would be meaningless if identifying details were redacted from it. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 44 - Complaint Not upheld