National Gallery
- Date 6 August 2018
- Sector Other
- Decision(s) FOI 36: Not upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld, FOI 41: Not upheld, FOI 43: Not upheld
The complainant requested information about the loan of a painting. The National Gallery (the Gallery) refused the request under sections 21 (information accessible by other means), 31(prevention or detection of crime), 36(free and frank provision of advice and exchange of views for the purposes of deliberation), 40(third party personal information), 41(provided in confidence), 43 (commercial interests) and 42(legal professional privilege). The Commissioner is satisfied that sections 36, 40, 41 and 43 are engaged and, where applicable, the public interest favours maintaining the exemptions. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any action. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2018/0194 dismissed.