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Lancashire County Council
19 April 2017, Local government (County council)
The complainant has requested information relating to Lender Option, Borrower option (LOBO) loans. Lancashire County Council refused the request, citing section 43(2) of the FOIA - the exemption for prejudice to commercial interests. During the Commissioner’s investigation the public authority disclosed the withheld information to the complainant. The Commissioner’s decision is that Lancashire County Council disclosed the requested information outside the statutory time for compliance and breached section 10(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.
FOI 10: Upheld