Information Commissioner's Office

The complainant has requested a copy of the ICO’s register of data protection fee payers, in a specific format.  The ICO withheld the relevant information it holds under section 21(1) of the FOIA as it said this information is already accessible to the complainant by other means.  During the investigation the ICO identified that it holds some related information separately from the register and it released this information to the complainant. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: The majority of the requested information is exempt information under section 21(1) of the FOIA. The ICO breached section 10(1) as it did not release other information that it holds that falls within the scope of the request within 20 working days of the request. The ICO has now released the above information and the Commissioner does not therefore require the ICO to take any further remedial steps.