Information Commissioner's Office

The complainant has requested training materials used by the Information Commissioner’s Office. The public authority provided the majority of the requested information but withheld information in its audit toolkit on the basis of section 36(2)(c) of the FOIA – that disclosing the information would prejudice the effective conduct of public affairs. The Commissioner’s decision is that the ICO has correctly engaged the section 36(2)(c) exemption and the public interest favours maintaining the exemption. She requires no steps to be taken.