Pension Protection Fund

The complainant has requested a list of contracts of £10,000 or more. Pension Protection Fund (‘PPF’) provided links where some of the requested information could be found, advised that it was relying on section 43 of FOIA (commercial interests) to withhold information relating to investment contracts and that it was relying on section 12(1) (cost limit) of FOIA to refuse the rest of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that PPF was entitled to rely on section 12(1) of FOIA to refuse the request. The Commissioner finds that PPF complied with its section 16 obligation to offer advice and assistance. The Commissioner does not require further steps.