12 February 2015, Central government
The complainant has requested information relating to the location of National Lottery terminals. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Gambling Commission (the Commission) has incorrectly withheld the information relating to the names and addresses of the independent retailers operating as sole traders by virtue of section 40(2). He also finds that the Commission has not been able to demonstrate the prejudice claimed by section 43(2). The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose the withheld information.
FOI 40: Upheld FOI 43: Upheld