Charity Commission for England and Wales

The complainant has requested information about liabilities related to a particular charity. The Charity Commission relied on section 31(3) of FOIA (law enforcement) to neither confirm nor deny whether it held the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Charity Commission was entitled to rely on section 31(3) of FOIA to neither confirm nor deny whether it held the requested information. He also finds that the Charity Commission breached sections 10(1) and 17(1) of FOIA by failing to provide its refusal within 20 working days. The Commissioner does not require further steps.