Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

The complainant has requested names of individuals attending Bullying and Harassment Roundtable meetings between specified dates from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (‘DCMS’).
In relation to the aspects of DCMS’s response which constitute this case, the Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, DCMS does not hold the names of the external attendees. It therefore complied with section 1(1) of FOIA. It was also correct to withhold personal information of its own employee under section 40(2). Consequently the Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken by DCMS in relation to this request.