Annette Carrabino v Information Commissioner

Annette Carrabino v Information Commissioner

The Tribunal found that Mrs Carrabino is pursuing a legitimate interest in transparency regarding the council's conduct, that disclosure of the redacted recipient's identity is necessary to meet that interest, and that this interest overrides the data subject's rights. Therefore, disclosure is lawful under Article...

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Parties
Appellant: Annette Carrabino; Respondent: Information Commissioner
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
28 August 2024
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Environmental Information Regulations, Personal Data Disclosure, Legitimate Interest Test, Public Authority Transparency
Information Rights Data Protection Environmental Law Environmental Information Regulations Personal Data Disclosure Legitimate Interest Test Public Authority Transparency

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Parties

Annette Carrabino

Appellant

Information Commissioner

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the identity of a redacted email recipient should be disclosed under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR)
  2. 2 Whether disclosure would contravene the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018
  3. 3 Whether a legitimate interest exists that overrides the data subject's rights

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that Mrs Carrabino is pursuing a legitimate interest in transparency regarding the council's conduct, that disclosure of the redacted recipient's identity is necessary to meet that interest, and that this interest overrides the data subject's rights. Therefore, disclosure is lawful under Article 6(1) of UK GDPR and consistent with data protection principles, so the prohibition at regulation 12(3) does not apply and the information must be disclosed.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Within 35 days of being sent this decision, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea must disclose the requested information.