Valuation Office Agency

The complainant has requested Gross External Area (GEA) data in relation to 34 specified addresses. The Valuation Office Agency refused to confirm or deny holding information as it argued that to do so would breach another piece of legislation. The Commissioner’s decision is that VOA is entitled to rely upon section 44(2) of the FOIA to neither confirm nor deny holding information within the scope of the request. The Commissioner does not require any further steps.