Gambling Commission
- Date 8 August 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 17: Upheld, FOI 41: Not upheld, FOI 43: Not upheld
The applicant has requested the address(es) at which two EuroMillions lottery tickets were purchased. The Gambling Commission has withheld the information under section 40(2), section 41(1) and section 43(2) of FOIA, which concern personal data, information provided in confidence and prejudice to commercial interests respectively. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: The Gambling Commission is entitled to withhold the requested information under section 43(2) of FOIA and the public interest favours maintaining this exemption. It is also entitled to withhold the information under section 41(1). The Gambling Commission breached section 17(1) of FOIA as it did not refuse the request under section 41(1) within the required timescale. The Commissioner does not require the Gambling Commission to take any corrective steps.