Wiltshire Council

The complainant made a request to Wiltshire Council (“the Council”) for information regarding broadband service improvements in North Wiltshire. The Council refused the request under the exemption in section 43(2) (commercial interests) of FOIA and concluded that the public interest favoured maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 43(2) is engaged for only some of the information. Where the Commissioner has found that section 43 is engaged he has decided that the public interest in maintaining the exemption does not outweigh the public interest in disclosure. The Commissioner requires Wiltshire Council to disclose the requested information to the complainant. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2015/0114 part allowed.