Decisions

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Freedom of Information cases

Campaign Against Arms Trade v Information Commissioner and Ministry of Defence (26 August 2008) (312kb)
Home Office v Information Commissioner (15 August 2008) (89kb)
Peter Hoar v Information Commissioner and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council (11 August 2008) (54kb)
The Scotland Office v Information Commissioner (8 August 2008) (106kb)
Mr J Calland v Information Commissioner and The Financial Services Authority (8 August 2008) (121kb)
The Scotland Office v Information Commissioner (5 August 2008) (81kb)
Stafford Freeborn v Information Commissioner and Sussex Police (5 August 2008) (39kb)
Jonathan Fuller v Information Commissioner and Ministry of Justice (5 August 2008) (31kb)
Ministry of Justice v Information Commissioner (29 July 2008) (33kb)
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport v Information Commissioner (29 July 2008) (66kb)
Mr Martin Paul Fowler v Information Commissioner and Brighton and Hove City Council (28 July 2008) (59kb)
Mrs B Francis v Information Commissioner and South Essex Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (21 July 2008) (53kb)
Roger Salmon v Information Commissioner and King's College Cambridge (17 July 2008) (103kb)
James Stewart v Information Commissioner and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (14 July 2008) (54kb)
Sean Caughey v Information Commissioner (14 July 2008) (71kb)
North Western and North Wales Sea Fisheries Committee v Information Commissioner (8 July 2008) (84kb)
Mr Nicholas George Fenney v Information Commissioner (26 June 2008) (33kb)
Mr Rob Evans v Information Commissioner and Ministry of Defence (23 June 2008) (36kb)
Ian Fitzsimmons v Information Commissioner and The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (17 June 2008) (65kb)
Anthony Turcotte v Information Commissioner and London Borough of Camden (12 June 2008) (43kb)
Ennis McBride v Information Commissioner and the Ministry of Justice (formerly the Privy Council Office) (27 May 2008) (150kb)
Mr Keith Edmunds v Information Commissioner (20 May 2008) (94kb)
Graham Betts v Information Commissioner (19 May 2008) (94kb)
Mr Stanley Desmond Keely v Information Commissioner (19 May 2008) (54kb)
HM Treasury v Information Commissioner (15 May 2008) (182kb)
R H Coggins v Information Commissioner (13 May 2008) (48kb)
Mr David Gowers v Information Commissioner and London Borough of Camden (13 May 2008) (73kb)
Anthony Craven v Information Commissioner (13 May 2008) (67kb)
Mr K Anderson v Information Commissioner and The Parades Commission and Ulster Human Rights Watch (29 April 2008) (196kb)
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform v Information Commissioner and Friend of the Earth (29 April 2008) (307kb)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office v Information Commissioner (29 April 2008) (234kb)
David Barrett v Information Commissioner and The Office for National Statistics (28 April 2008) (139kb)
Christopher Ames v Information Commissioner and Cabinet Office (28 April 2008) (140kb)
Mr John Andrew Allison v Information Commissioner and HM Commissioners for Revenue and Customs (22 April 2008) (140kb)
Susan Fortune v Information Commissioner and National Patient Safety Agency (16 April 2008) (98kb)
Mr J Welsh v Information Commissioner (16 April 2008) (117kb)
Mr A W Tanner v Information Commissioner and The Commissioner for Revenue and Customs (31 March 2008) (107kb)
Mr M P King v Information Commissioner and Department for Work and Pensions (20 March 2008) (255kb)
Health Professions Council v the Information Commissioner (14 March 2008) (91kb)
Commission for Local Administration in England v the Information Commissioner (11 March 2008) (61kb)
Mr John Grahame Hoyte v The Information Commissioner and Civil Aviation Authority (5 March 2008) (212kb)
Mr Derrick Lawton v the Information Commissioner and NHS Direct (5 March 2008) (146kb)
Andrew Dundas v the Information Commissioner and City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council City Hall (5 March 2008) (144kb)
Brook Area Residents and Shopkeepers Group and the Brook Area (Soho) Neighbourhood Forum v Information Commissioner and Birmingham City Council (28 February 2008) (77kb)
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons v Information Commissioner and Ben Leapman, Heather Brooke, Michael Thomas (26 February 2008) (158kb)
See appealed decision for Corporate Officer of the House of Commons v Information Commissioner and Ben Leapman, Heather Brooke, Michael Thomas (16 May 2008)
Andras Szucs v Information Commissioner and UK Intellectual Property Office (26 February 2008) (120kb)
Mersey Tunnel Users Association v Information Commissioner and Merseytravel (15 February 2008) (177kb)
Ian Edward McIntyre v Information Commissioner and The Ministry of Defence ( repromulgated 11 February 2008) (166kb)
Mr David Billings v Information Commissioner (6 February 2008) (148kb)
Mr Tony Harcup v Information Commissioner and Yorkshire Forward (5 February 2008) (161kb)
British Union for Abolition of Vivisection v Information Commissioner and Secretary of State for the Home Department (30 January 2008) (152kb)
See appealed decision for British Union for Abolition of Vivisection v Information Commissioner and Secretary of State for the Home Department
See Court of Appeal decision for British Union for Abolition of Vivisection v Information Commissioner and Secretary of State for the Home Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office v Information Commissioner (22 January 2008) (152kb)
Kenneth Fraser McCluskey v Information Commissioner and The Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (21 December 2007) (158kb)
London Borough of Camden v Information Commissioner (19 December 2007) (222kb)
Mr M J Hossack v Information Commisioner and Dept for Work and Pensions (18 December 2007) (134kb)
Dr John Pugh MP v Information Commissioner and Ministry of Defence (17 December 2007) (184kb)
William Young v Information Commissioner and Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (12 December 2007) (68kb)
Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council v Information Commissioner (5 December 2007) (166kb)
Mr R Hargrave v Information Commisioner (3 December 2007) (143kb)
James Kessler QC v Information Commissioner and HM Commissioners for Revenue and Customs (29 November 2007) (118kb)
Mr James Nisbet v Information Commissioner (29 November 2007) (118kb)
Dr I Babar v Information Commisioner and The British Council (14 November 2007)(103kb)
Mr R Benford v Information Commissioner (14 November 2007) (14 November 2007) (121kb)
Her Majesty's Treasury v Information Commissioner (7 November 2007) (122kb)
Mr M Fowler v Information Commissioner and Brighton and Hove City Council (6 November 2007) (246kb)
Mr F Adlam v Information Commisioner and HM Treasury (5 November 2007) (5 November 2007) (179kb)
Mr John Jenkins v Information Commissioner and Dept for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2 November 2007) (133kb)
Mrs A Randall v Information Commissioner and Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (30 October 2007) (64kb)
Keston Ramblers Association v Information Commissioner and London Borough of Bromley (26 October 2007) (129kb)
Mr R Evans v Information Commissioner and Ministry of Defence (26 October 2007) (116kb)
Mr R Day v Information Commissioner and Dept for Work and Pensions (24 October 2007) (79kb)
Mr Colin Parker v Information Commissioner and the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (15 October 2007) (63kb)
Mr I C Fitzsimmons v Information Commissioner (11 October 2007)(51kb)
Mr G Ralph v Information Commissioner and Bexley Council (4 October 2007) (146kb)
Mr R A Brown v Information Commissioner and National Archive (4 October 2007) (152kb)
Leslie Keith Gillingham and Ann Patricia Gillingham v Information Commisioner (26 September 2007) (63kb)
Mr G James v Information Commissioner and Additional Parties (25 September 2007) (90kb)
Mrs P Bluck v Information Commissioner and Epsom and St Helier University NHS Trust (17 September 2007) (87kb)
Thomas Brodie MacClue v Information Commissioner (29 August 2007) (33kb)
The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (on Behalf of the House of Commons) v the Information Commissioner (9 August 2007) (263kb)
Minstry of Justice (formerly the Dept for Constitutional Affairs) v Information Commissioner (6 August 2007) (105kb)
Her Majesty's Treasury v Information Commissioner and Times Newspapers - Application for Costs (26 July 2007) (47kb)
Ministry of Defence v Information Commissioner and Mr R Evans (20 July 2007) (130kb)
Mr M G Weait v Information Commissioner and Wokingham District Council (17 July 2007) (53kb)
Mr W R Urmenyi v Information Commissioner (17 July 2007) (134kb)
Mr M L Johnson v Information Commissioner and Ministry of Justice (13 July 2007) (115kb)
Mr A Berend v Information Commissioner and The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (12 July 2007) (258kb)
Mark Watts v Information Commissioner (06 July 2007) (142kb)
Mr N Ingle v Information Commissioner (29 June 2007) (44kb)
Mrs E Spurgeon v Information Commissioner and Horsham District Council (29 June 2007) (127kb)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office v Information Commissioner and Friends of the Earth (29 June 2007) (107kb)

Mr V Ahilathirunayagam v Information Commissioner and London Metropolitan University (20 June 2007) (75kb)
Mr L Meunier v Information Commissioner and National Savings and Investments (5 June 2007) (184kb)
Mr B McTeggart v Information Commissioner and the Department for Culture, Arts and Leisure (4 June 2007) (55kb)
Ms P Reith v Information Commissioner and London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (1 June 2007) (141kb)
Mr C P England and London Borough of Bexley v Information Commissioner (10 May 2007) (344kb)
S v Information Commissioner and The General Register Office (9 May 2007) (166kb)
Office of Government Commerce v Information Commissioner (2 May 2007) (104kb)
See appealed decision for Office of Government Commerce v Information Commissioner (11 April 2008)
Mr M McCarthy v Information Commissioner (27April 2007) (35kb)
Mr A Campsie v Information Commissioner (16 April 2007) (46kb)
Mr M J Dey v Information Commissioner (16 April 2007) (38kb)

Mr J Brigden v Information Commissioner (5 April 2007) (49kb)
Guardian Newspapers v Information Commissioner (5 April 2007) (49kb)
Mr Norman Baker v Information Commissioner (corrected 4 April 2007) (91kb)
Friends of the Earth v Information Commissioner (4 April 2007) (85kb)
Lancashire County Council v Information Commissioner (27 March 2007) (56kb)
Dr C T Husbands v Information Commissioner (19 March 2007) (27kb)
Dept of Work and Pensions v Information Commissioner (5 March 2007) (171kb)
Dr C T Husbands v Information Commissioner (preliminary decision) (16 February 2007) (66kb)
Dept for Education and Skills v Information Commissioner And Evening Standard (19 January 2007) (159kb)
Bucks Free Press v Information Commissioner (18 January 2007) (67kb)

The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons v Information Commissioner and Norman Baker MP (16 January 2007) (97kb)
Mr M Shipton v Information Commissioner (11 January 2007) (73kb)
Guardian Newspapers and Heather Brooke v Information Commissioner (08 January 2007) (121kb)
Mr E Alcock v Information Commissioner (3 January 2007) (74kb)
Mr R Reed v Information Commissioner (29 December 2006) (70kb)
Mr T Kitchener v Information Commissioner (20 December 2006) (52kb)
Derry City Council v Information Commissioner (former confidential schedule) (11 December 2006) (38kb)
Derry City Council v Information Commissioner (11 December 2006) (128kb)
Dr C Lamb v Information Commissioner (16 November 2006) (56kb)
Mr P Quinn v Information Commissioner (15 November 2006) (122kb)

Dept. of Trade and Industry v Information Commissioner (10 November 2006) (99kb)
Mr C M Hogan and Oxford City Council v Information Commissioner (17 October 2006) (105kb)
Dr P Bowbrick v Information Commissioner (28 September 2006) (112kb) (see ICO Practice Recommendation to Nottingham City Council)
Mr G Marlow v Information Commissioner (31 August 2006) (38kb)
Mr G Marlow v Information Commissioner (determined without a hearing) (30kb)
Mr S Sugar v Information Commissioner (Derogation) (29 August 2006) (156kb)
Mr S Sugar v Information Commissioner (Jurisdiction) (29 August 2006) (38kb)
(see appealed decision) (29 August 2006)
See appealed decision for Mr S Sugar v Information Commissioner (Jurisdiction)
See Court of Appeal decision for Mr S Sugar v Information Commissioner (Jurisdiction) (11 July 2006) (66kb)
Mr N Slann v Information Commissioner (11 July 2006) (72kb)
A v Information Commissioner (11 July 2006) (44kb)

Mr P Toms v Information Commissioner (20 June 2006) (48kb)
Mr S Roberts v Information Commissioner (16 June 2006) (44kb)
Mr G Marlow v Information Commissioner (determined on papers) (1 June 2006) (35kb)
Mr A Wales v Information Commissioner (31 May 2006) (42kb)
Brian Higginson v The Information Commissioner (2 May 2006) (17kb)
Mr Paul Hemsley v The Information Commissioner (10 April 2006) (73kb)
Mr T Prior v The Information Commissioner (27 April 2006) (34kb)
Mr Michael Johnson v The Information Commissioner (28 April 2006) (47kb)
Mr Christopher Bellamy v The Information Commissioner (3 April 2006) (52kb)
Mr J Smith v Information Commissioner (20 February 2006) (33kb)

Mr E A Barber v The Information Commissioner2 (20 February 2006) (17kb)
John Connor Press Associates Limited v The Information Commissioner (25 January 2006) (35kb)
Mr E Simmons v The Information Commissioner (16 December 2005) (50kb)
Mr R Bustin v The Information Commissioner (16 December 2005) (19kb)
Mr P Harper v The Information Commissioner (15 November 2005) (90kb)
Mr E A Barber v The Information Commissioner (11 November 2005) (34kb)
Mr A Mitchell v The Information Commissioner (19 October 2005) (98kb)

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A person who determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, personal information is to be processed. This may be an individual or an organisation and the processing may be carried out jointly or in common with other persons. Back

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