Electoral Commission
- Date 6 May 2010
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 17: Upheld, FOI 30: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to investigations carried out by the public authority into donations made to and work carried out for the Conservative Party. The public authority refused the request and cited the exemption provided by section 30(1)(a)(i) (information relating to investigations). The Commissioner concludes that this exemption was applied correctly and the public authority is not required to take any steps. However, the Commissioner also finds that the public authority failed to comply with the procedural requirements of sections 10(1), 17(1) and 17(3)(b) in its handling of the request.