Gambling Commission
- Date 30 July 2020
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 31(1): Not upheld, FOI 40(2): Not upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to the status of the licensing review into a particular casino, and data on other licensing reviews that are ongoing or have concluded in 2018. The Gambling Commission provided some information within the scope of the request. However, it refused to provide the remainder of the requested information relying on the exemptions at section 31(1)(g) (law enforcement) and section 40(2) (personal information) of the FOIA. The Information Commissioner’s decision is the information requested in part f) is exempt from disclosure under section 31(1)(g) by virtue of section 31(2)(c) and the public interest favours maintaining the exemption. The information requested in part e) is exempt from disclosure under section 40(2). The Information Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken as a result of this decision notice.