Information Commissioner's Office

The complainant has requested information associated with revisions made to the ICO’s published guidance on section 36 of the FOIA.  The ICO released some information.  It withheld other information under section 42(1) (legal professional privilege) and said that the public interest favoured maintaining this exemption. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: The information that the ICO has withheld under section 42(1) of the FOIA is exempt information and the public interest favours maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner does not require the ICO to take any remedial steps. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2019/0298 dismissed.