Homes & Communities Agency (Trading as Homes England)

The complainant has requested information from Homes England about the Empty Homes Grant Programme, administered by the former Homes and Community Agency.  Homes England disclosed most of the information falling within the scope of the request but withheld a small amount relating to assessment parameters under section 43(2) of the FOIA – commercial interests.  The Commissioner’s decision is that Homes England has correctly engaged section 43(2) and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure.