Pubs Code Adjudicator

The complainant, on behalf of the Pubs Advisory Service, has requested particular correspondence about stocking requirements from the Pubs Code Adjudicator (‘the PCA’). The PCA withheld the information it holds under sections 36(2)(b)(i), 36(2)(b)(ii) and 36(2)(c) of the FOIA (prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs), section 31(1)(g) and 31(2)(c) (law enforcement) and section 43(2)(commercial interests). It considered that the public interest favoured maintaining these exemptions. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: At the time of the request, the requested information was exempt information under section 36(2)(b)(i) and section 36(2)(b)(ii) and the public interest favoured maintaining these exemptions. The Commissioner does not require the PCA to take any remedial steps.