Department for Work and Pensions v Information Comr

Subject Matter

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION — Disclosure — Prejudice to commercial interests — Requests for information from government department concerning identity of organisations offering placements for employment schemes — Refusal of requests on ground that disclosure would prejudice commercial interests of department and those delivering services for it — Information Commissioner ordering disclosure by department — Whether commercial interests engaged — Whether prejudice to commercial interests established — Whether public interest correctly assessed — Whether material errors made by tribunal — Whether tribunal’s decision perverse — Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c 36), ss 36(2)(c), 43(2)

[2016] EWCA Civ 758; [2017] 1 WLR 1; [2016] WLR (D) 425, CA

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