Prof Nigel Ashton v Information Commissioner & Cabinet Office (Allowed : Freedom of Information Act 2000) [2017] UKFTT 2016_0272 (GRC) (20 July 2017)

Prof Nigel Ashton v Information Commissioner & Cabinet Office (Allowed : Freedom of Information Act 2000) [2017] UKFTT 2016_0272 (GRC) (20 July 2017)

The Tribunal found that the public interest in disclosure outweighed the public interest in maintaining the exemption claimed by the Cabinet Office, and therefore the information should be disclosed.

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Citation
[2017] UKFTT 2016_0272 (GRC)
Parties
Applicant: Prof Nigel Ashton; Respondent: Information Commissioner; Respondent: Cabinet Office
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
20 July 2017
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Appeal / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Freedom of Information, Public Access to Information
Administrative Law Information Law Freedom of Information Public Access to Information

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Parties

Prof Nigel Ashton

Applicant

Information Commissioner

Respondent

Cabinet Office

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Appeal / First Tier Tribunal Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Cabinet Office was entitled to withhold information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that the public interest in disclosure outweighed the public interest in maintaining the exemption claimed by the Cabinet Office, and therefore the information should be disclosed.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • The Cabinet Office is ordered to disclose the requested information to the applicant.