General Optical Council

The Commissioner’s decision is that the General Optical Council (GOC) wasn’t entitled to rely on section 42(2) of FOIA to neither confirm nor deny it holds requested legal advice associated with back dated holiday pay. The Commissioner requires the GOC to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: Confirm or deny whether it holds any information within scope of the request; to the extent that it holds any information either disclose the information to the complainant or issue them with a refusal notice that complies with section 17 of FOIA.