Freedom of Information
(asked on 5th November 2015) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they define "commercial confidentiality" and "exceptional circumstances" in relation to restrictions on FOI requests relating to private companies that provide public services.
This question was answered on 19th November 2015
Requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 are considered on a case by case basis. Section 43 of the Act sets out the circumstances in which information is exempt from disclosure on grounds of commercial interests.