Information Commissioner's Office

Bank of England

2 November 2015, Central government

The complainant requested copies of communications between the Treasury Select Committee, Financial Services Authority (as it then was), Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority relating to a report into the failure of Halifax Bank of Scotland Plc. The public authority withheld the information held within the scope of the request in reliance on the exemption at section 34(1) FOIA (Parliamentary privilege). The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority was entitled to rely on the exemption at section 34(1). No steps are required.

FOI 34: Not upheld