Land Registry

The complainant has requested information held by Land Registry concerning the impact of TUPE regulations in respect of Land Registry developing the provision of a centralised Local Land Charges service.  Land Registry confirmed that it held information relevant to the request but that the information was exempt under Section 35(1)(a)(formulation and development of government policy) and Section 42 (legal professional privilege), and that the public interest balance favoured maintaining the exemptions. The Commissioner’s decision is that Section 35(1)(a) applies to all the withheld information and that the public interest favours maintaining the exemption.