Financial Conduct Authority

The complainant has requested information about the investigation of a complaint. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) relied on section 31(3)(law enforcement) and 43(3)(commercial interests) to neither confirm nor deny it holds any relevant information. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: The FCA is entitled to neither confirm nor deny it holds the requested information under section 31(3) of the FOIA as to do so would be likely to prejudice the exercise of its functions. The public interest favours maintaining this exemption. The Commissioner does not require the FCA to take any remedial steps.