24 May 2017, Other
The complainant requested information from the National Museum of the Royal Navy (the NMRN) under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). The NMRN did not comply with the request on the grounds that it did not consider itself a public authority within the meaning of the Act. The Commissioner’s decision is that the NMRN is not a public authority as defined within section 3(1) the Act. No steps are required.
FOI 3: Not upheld