General Pharmaceutical Council

The complainant requested from the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) information relating to her own property. The GPhC disclosed some information, but the complainant believed that further information was held. Whilst it was not cited by the GPhC, the Commissioner has exercised her discretion and considered the exemption provided by section 40(1) (personal data of the requester) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s conclusion is that all of the information falling within the scope of the request is the complainant’s own personal data and so is exempt under section 40(1). Therefore, the GPhC was not obliged to disclose the requested information to the complainant under the FOIA. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2018/0204 dismissed.