Information Commissioner
- Date 11 July 2013
- Sector Other
- Decision(s) FOI 44: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information from the ICO which relates to its investigation into a previous case – FER0402796. This concerned a complaint made to the ICO relating to a request for information made to the New Forest National Park Authority (the “NFNPA”) by the complainant. The ICO refused to disclose the requested information under section 44(1)(a) of the FOIA, by virtue of section 59(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the “DPA”). The Commissioner’s decision is that the ICO has correctly applied section 44(1)(a) FOIA in this case. The Commissioner requires no further steps to be taken.