23 February 2015, Central government
The complainant has requested information about ‘03’ telephone number revenue sharing. Ofcom released some information and applied the FOIA exemptions under section 40 (personal data), 42 (legal professional privilege) and 44 (prohibitions on disclosure) to the information that it withheld. The complainant chose not to include in their complaint Ofcom’s reliance on section 40 and 42 to aspects of the information that it withheld. The focus of this decision notice is therefore Ofcom’s application of section 44 to particular elements of the withheld information. The Commissioner’s decision is that Ofcom has correctly applied section 44(1)(a) and he does not require Ofcom to take any further steps.
FOI 44: Not upheld