27 June 2017, Central government
The complainant has requested the Environment Agency (EA) to disclose the name of the successful candidate for a position he applied for. The EA refused to disclose this information citing section 40 of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the EA has acted appropriately by refusing to disclose the requested information under section 40 of the FOIA. As a result the Commissioner does not require any further action to be taken.
FOI 40: Not upheld