Information Commissioner
- Date 29 March 2016
- Sector Other
- Decision(s) FOI 44: Not upheld
The complainant made a freedom of information request to the ICO for information that it received from the Financial Conduct Authority as part of an investigation into a complaint against that organisation. The ICO refused to disclose the requested information under section 44(1)(a) (prohibitions on disclosure) by virtue of the statutory prohibition in section 59 of the Data Protection Act 1998. The Commissioner’s decision is that the requested information is exempt under section 44(1)(a) and he requires no steps to be taken. Information Tribunal appeal GIA/3422/2016 dismissed.