British Film Institute

The complainant has requested information from the British Film Institute (BFI) about the setting up of a new body. BFI provided the complainant with relevant information, with personal data redacted under section 40 of FOIA. BFI withheld other information under section 36 which concerns prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs. The Commissioner’s decision is that, under section 3(2) of FOIA, BFI can’t be said to hold under FOIA the information it voluntarily provided or which it withheld under sections 36 and 40. As such, there was no breach of section 1 or section 10 and it’s not necessary to consider BFI’s application of section 36 and 40 to information it withheld.
BFI doesn’t need to take any corrective steps.