Charity Commission for England and Wales

The complainant has requested the Charity Commission (CC) to disclose
a serious incident report (RSI) submitted by The Prince of Wales
Charitable Foundation and any pre-investigation assessment undertaken
by CC. They also asked for the number of other RSIs submitted by this
charity between 2011 and 2016. CC refused to disclose the RSI and
associated correspondence relating to its assessment in accordance with
section 31(1)(g) of FOIA. In terms of its correspondence and
assessment, CC also relied on section 41 of FOIA. For the latter, the
number of other RSIs submitted between 2011 and 2016, CC refused to
confirm or deny holding this information under section 31(3).
During the Commissioner’s investigation CC disclosed some information
to the complainant but made redactions under section 40 of FOIA for
some personal data. It also withdrew its application of section 31(3) of
FOIA to the latter part of the request and provided a response under
FOIA. No further complaint was made about these parts of the request.
The Commissioner’s decision is that CC is entitled to refuse to disclose
the remaining withheld information under section 31(1)(g) of FOIA. He
therefore does not need to consider section 41 of FOIA. The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken.