The Information Commissioner’s Decision
14.In its Decision Notice Reference (FS50803813 dated 4 July 2019), the Information Commissioner decided that although the LPP exemption under section 42(1) of FOIA was engaged, the public interest favoured disclosure of the requested information. She considered that the balance of public interest factors weighed in favour of disclosure, concluding the Decision Notice at [35]-[46] as follows:
- DECISION
- The decision of the Upper Tribunal is to dismiss the appeal.
- Introduction
- The hearing
- The Request for information
- The Information Commissioner’s Decision
- ‘Balance of the public interest arguments
- Conclusion
- The FTT Decision
- The Law
- The Appellant’s submissions
- The Second Respondent’s submissions
- Discussion and analysis – section 42 FOIA and the public interest balancing exercise
- Judge of the Upper Tribunal