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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2022/182567.html
Cite as: [2022] UKICO 182567

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London Borough of Lambeth

The complainant has requested London Borough of Lambeth to disclose the amount of money it has spent on WeWork desk space, the number of desks and how long they were rented for. The council refused to disclose the requested information citing regulation 12(5)(e) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request should have been considered under FOIA. As section 43 of FOIA is comparable the Commissioner has considered whether this exemption applies to the request. The Commissioner has concluded that for the number of desks, section 43 of FOIA applies and the public interest rests in non-disclosure. However, he has concluded that section 43 of FOIA does not apply to the total amount of money spent and how long the desks were rented for. He therefore requires the council to disclose this information to the complainant.

FOI 43: Complaint partly upheld

Decision notice: 182567