9 August 2017, Local government (Other)
The complainant has requested information about whether a financial business stamped certain documents confidential when submitting information to the Financial Ombudsman as part of their investigation into individual complaints. The FOS refused to comply with the request under section 12 of the FOIA. The complainant subsequently contested the FOS’s refusal. The Commissioner’s decision is that the FOS has correctly applied section 12(2). The Commissioner does not require the FOS to take any steps.
FOI 12: Not upheld FOI 16: Not upheld