Channel 4

The complainant has requested communications and minutes relating to the decision by Channel 4 to move parts of its functions outside London. Channel 4 refused to provide the requested information on the basis of section 36(2)(b)(i), (ii) and (c) and later sought to rely on section 43(2) as an alternative. The Commissioner’s decision is that Channel 4 has correctly applied section 36(2)(b) and (c) to the information and the balance of the public interest lies in maintaining the exemptions.