Department of Finance and Personnel NI

The complainant has requested details used in arriving at a figure for the valuations of the hereditaments in two car park locations. The Department of Finance (“DoF”) provided some information but refused to provide the remainder citing section 41 (information provided in confidence) as its basis for doing so. It upheld this at internal review. The Commissioner’s decision is that the DoF is entitled for rely on section 41 as its basis for withholding the remainder of the information it holds within the scope of this request. No steps are required.