Unison and Scottish Water [2011] ScotIC 166_2011 (15 August 2011)
The Commissioner found that the public interest in disclosure outweighed the commercial interests exemption and ordered Scottish Water to disclose the requested information.
- Citation
- [2011] ScotIC 166_2011
- Parties
- Applicant: Unison; Respondent: Scottish Water
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judgment Date
- 15 August 2011
- Procedural Posture
- Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Pfi/ppp Contracts, Wastewater Services, Public Sector Transparency
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Parties
Unison
Applicant
Scottish Water
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether information relating to PFI/PPP wastewater contracts held by Scottish Water should be disclosed under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Ratio Decidendi
The Commissioner found that the public interest in disclosure outweighed the commercial interests exemption and ordered Scottish Water to disclose the requested information.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- Scottish Water ordered to disclose the requested PFI/PPP wastewater contract information to Unison
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