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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2023/217933.html
Cite as: [2023] UKICO 217933

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University of Oxford

The complainant has requested information about an anonymous donation. The above public authority (“the public authority”) relied on sections 43 (commercial interests) and 40(2) of FOIA (third party personal data) in order to withhold the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority has correctly relied on section 40(2) of FOIA to withhold some information. Of the information that does not engage section 40, some engages section 43 and the balance of the public interest favours maintaining the exemption. The remaining information that has been identified does not engage either exemption. The public authority also holds more information than it originally identified and has therefore not complied with section 1 of FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Disclose the information specified in the confidential annex; Either disclose a copy of the redacted part of Appendix One or issue a refusal notice that complies with section 17 of FOIA. Keywords/themes: market in higher education, reputation laundering

FOI 43: Complaint partly upheld FOI 40: Complaint partly upheld FOI 1: Complaint upheld

Decision notice: 217933