Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
- Date 15 May 2024
- Sector Other
- Decision(s) FOI 31: Not upheld, FOI 40(2): Not upheld, FOI 44(1)(a): Not upheld
The complainant has requested correspondence between the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) and The Times newspaper in February 2023. Ofgem provided some information but withheld other information, citing section 31 – law enforcement, section 44 – prohibitions on disclosure, and section 40 of FOIA – personal information. The Commissioner’s decision is that Ofgem correctly cited section 31(1)(g) with subsection 31(2)(c) of FOIA to refuse to disclose the withheld information and that the public interest favoured maintaining the exemption. He has also decided that sections 44(1)(a) and 40(2) of FOIA were correctly cited. The Commissioner does not require further steps. Information Tribunal FT/EA/2024/0195 under appeal.