Department of Finance Northern Ireland (Other) [2021] UKICO IC-46349 (23 June 2021)


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Department of Finance Northern Ireland

The complainant has requested information from the Department relating to a maintenance review. The Department of Finance (“the Department”) refused to disclose the information, citing section 33 of the FOIA as a basis for non-disclosure. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 33 of the FOIA is not engaged in relation to the requested information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. • Disclose the requested information to the complainant. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.

FOI 33: Complaint upheld

Decision notice: IC-46349

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