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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2024/247370.html
Cite as: [2024] UKICO 247370

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Oxford Direct Services Ltd

The complainant requested information held by Oxford Direct Services Ltd (ODSL) relating to the delays that occurred in paying dividends to Oxford City Council (OCC) for the year 2021-22. ODSL provided the complainant with the information it considered to be relevant to the request in a redacted format. The complainant has not contested redactions that were made to third party personal information under section 40 of FOIA. The Commissioner has found that the only other information that has been redacted by ODSL that falls within the scope of the complainant’s request is the name of a software system. The Commissioner has decided that ODSL has provided insufficient arguments to support its position that this information is subject to the exemption at section 43(2) – commercial interests, of FOIA. The Commissioner therefore finds that ODSL is not entitled to rely on section 43(2) as its basis for withholding such information. The Commissioner has also found a breach of section 10 of FOIA, as ODSL failed to provide the complainant with information relevant to their request within the statutory 20 working days. The Commissioner requires ODSL to disclose the information contained within the minutes of the ODSL Board meeting of 27 July 2022, that confirms the name of the relevant software system.

FOI 43(2): Complaint upheld

Decision notice: 247370