UK Border Agency
- Date 21 March 2011
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant asked the UK Border Agency (the “public authority”) to provide information relating to the abolishment of the Working Holidaymaker Scheme (the “Scheme”). The public authority provided some information but refused the remainder using the exemption at section 36(2) (prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the “Act”). During the Commissioner’s investigation it also cited section 40(2) (personal information) in respect of staff names contained within the withheld information.