EA/2023/0538 - [2024] UKFTT 001054 (GRC)

Appellant:

Kadhim Shubber.

Commissioner:

The Information Commissioner (the First Respondent).

Decision Notice:

The Decision Notice of the Commissioner dated 21 November 2023, reference IC-251765-V8G2, relating to the Request.

Duty to Disclose:

The duty of a public authority to communicate requested information which it holds, pursuant to section 1(1)(b) (set out in paragraph 26).

FOIA:

The Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Public Interest Test:

The test, pursuant to section 2(2)(b) (set out in paragraph 29), as to whether, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption to the Duty to Disclose outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Relevant Sections:

Sections 31(1)(a), 31(1)(b) and 31(1)(c).

Request:

The request for information made to the SFO by the Appellant, dated 29 June 2023, as referred to in paragraph 6.

SFO

The Serious Fraud Office (the Second Respondent).

Withheld Information:

Information falling within the scope of the Request which was withheld by the SFO and which was included within the closed bundle in the appeal.