The Crown Estate
- Date 27 April 2023
- Sector Other
- Decision(s) FOI 40: Upheld, FOI 43: Upheld
The complainant requested information about renumeration and restructuring. The Crown Estate provided some information and withheld information about remuneration of its staff under sections 40(2) (personal information) and 43(2) (commercial information) of the FOIA. During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation the Crown Estate provided some additional information but maintained that the remaining information held was exempt under sections 40(2) and 43 of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Crown Estate has incorrectly applied section 40(2) and 43 of the FOIA to the withheld information. The Commissioner requires the Crown Estate to disclose the withheld information - namely remuneration details for the 8 members of the GLT, that are not currently published, in £5,000 bands.