Charity Commission

The complainant has requested information from the Charity Commission about a specific charity. The Charity Commission withheld the information under section 31(1)(g), 40(1) and 40(2) of FOIA which concern law enforcement and personal data respectively. The Charity Commission subsequently disclosed some of the withheld information but continues to withhold the remainder and has also applied section 41 (information provided in confidence) to one element of the withheld information. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: The Charity Commission has correctly applied section 31(1)(g) of FOIA to information it is withholding as disclosure would be likely to prejudice the exercise of its functions under sections 31(2)(a), (b), (c), (f) and (g). The public interest favours maintaining this exemption. The Commissioner does not require the Charity Commission to take any steps. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2022/0174 appeal dismissed.