Simon Johnson and Scottish Ministers (BBC programming in an independent Scotland...) [2016] ScotIC 054_2016 (07 March 2016)

Simon Johnson and Scottish Ministers (BBC programming in an independent Scotland...) [2016] ScotIC 054_2016 (07 March 2016)

The Commissioner determined whether the exemptions claimed by the Scottish Ministers were valid and whether the public interest required disclosure of the requested information.

Citation
[2016] ScotIC 054_2016
Parties
Applicant: Simon Johnson; Respondent: Scottish Ministers
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
07 March 2016
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Freedom of Information, Public Access to Information
Information Law Administrative Law Freedom of Information Public Access to Information

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Parties

Simon Johnson

Applicant

Scottish Ministers

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Scottish Ministers were obliged to disclose information regarding BBC programming in an independent Scotland under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Ratio Decidendi

The Commissioner determined whether the exemptions claimed by the Scottish Ministers were valid and whether the public interest required disclosure of the requested information.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The Scottish Ministers were not required to disclose the requested information.