Department of Finance and Personnel NI
- Date 27 November 2014
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Upheld, FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 17: Upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to the decision to change the pay bands for special advisers in 2012. The Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP) has failed to respond to the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that DFP has failed to comply with section 1 and section 10(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to respond to the complainant’s request: firstly, confirm or deny that the requested information is held. If the information is held DFP must either disclose the requested information or issue a refusal notice in compliance with section 17 of the FOIA.