BBC

The complainant made a request for information for documents that exist relating to email or other correspondence between BBC managers and the BBC Information Office, between September 2020 and November 2020, which has any bearing on the November 1995 Panorama programme with the Princess of Wales. The BBC refused to disclose the requested information under section 42 and 43(2) FOIA. The Commissioner considers that the BBC was correct to apply section 42 FOIA to the information withheld under this exemption but was incorrect to apply section 43(2) FOIA to the information withheld under this exemption. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose the information withheld under section 43(2) FOIA. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2022/0069 under appeal.