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Department of Finance and Personnel NI (Decision Notice) [2013] UKICO FS50445861 (21 January 2013)
Summary: The complainant requested information relating to an increase in the maximum salary for some special advisers within Northern Ireland government departments. The Department of Finance and Personnel claimed that it did not hold some information, and the information it did hold was exempt under sections 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii) and section 36(2)(c) of the FOIA. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the Department was correct to say that it did not hold some of the requested information. In addition, although the exemptions are engaged, the public interest in maintaining the exemptions does not outweigh the public interest in disclosure. Therefore the Commissioner requires the Department to disclose the information that it holds.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 36 - Complaint Upheld