Freedom of Information: Commercial Secrets
(asked on 20th July 2015) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Written Statement of 20 June 2015, HCWS153, on Freedom of Information, whether the Commission on Freedom of Information's terms of reference will permit it to consider the effective application of the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to private companies that are providing under contract any service whose provision is the function of a public authority under section 5(1)(b) of that Act.
This question was answered on 7th September 2015
It will be for the independent FOI commission to determine the interpretation of its terms of reference.