Business Services Organisation
- Date 11 January 2023
- Sector Other
- Decision(s) FOI 1(1): Not upheld, FOI 40(2): Not upheld
The complainant has requested information from the Business Services Organisation (“BSO”) regarding how much a specific barrister and a specific solicitor have been paid for representing a particular Trust. BSO advised that some information is not held, and that the remaining information is being withheld under section 40(2) of FOIA – personal information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the BSO is entitled to rely on section 40(2) (personal information) of FOIA to refuse to provide the requested information. He also finds that on the balance of probabilities, BSO does not hold the remaining information within the scope of the request. The Commissioner does not require the BSO to take any steps as a result of this decision notice.