Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

The complainant sought correspondence exchanged between the public authority and The Prince of Wales (and those who represent him) concerning the regulation of homeopathic or herbal medicines. The public authority refused to disclose the majority of this information on the basis that it was exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 37(1)(a) and 41(1) of the Act. The Commissioner has concluded that the public authority were entitled to withhold this information on the basis of section 37(1)(a) of the Act.