Information Commissioner's Office

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

3 July 2017, Other

The complainant requested information from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (‘SYFR’) for “all the recorded information held” in relation to SYFR’s expenditure with Wirral Cladding and Roofing (‘WCR’). SYFR initially refused to provide the requested information on the basis of section 22 (information intended for future publication); however, during the Commissioner’s investigation, it disclosed the majority of the information to the complainant, with the remainder withheld under section 43(2) of FOIA, commercial interests. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 43(2) is not engaged; she requires SYFR to disclose the information, in the scope of the request, previously withheld under section 43(2).

FOI 43: Upheld