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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2019/fs50815396.html
Cite as: [2019] UKICO fs50815396

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CDC Group plc

The complainant requested information from CDC Group PLC (“CDC”) about companies in Myanmar, Burma that had received money from its investments. CDC provided some of this information but refused to provide a list of contractors it held who were carrying out work for Irrawaddy Green Tower Project (“IGT”) a recipient of its investment, citing section 43(2) – commercial interests. The Commissioner’s decision is that, although section 43(2) is engaged in respect of the withheld information, the public interest in favour of releasing it outweighs that in maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Disclose the list of contractors working for IGT that was withheld under section 43(2). The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.

FOI 43(2): Complaint upheld

Decision notice: fs50815396