Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

The complainant has requested details of payments to external consultants to advise on the privatisation of Channel 4. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (“DCMS”). It refused to provide it citing section 43(2) – commercial interests – as its basis for doing so. The Commissioner’s decision is that DCMS is entitled to rely on section 43(2) as its basis for withholding the requested information. The Commissioner does not require further steps.