29 November 2016, Local government (County council)
The complainant has requested a copy of a winning tender application. Nottinghamshire County Council disclosed some of the information and withheld other information under the exemption for prejudice to commercial interests – section 43(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Nottinghamshire County Council has breached section 10(1) and failed to demonstrate that section 43(2) is engaged. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose the information to the complainant.
FOI 10: Upheld FOI 43: Upheld