Supply Management, March 30th, 2006
The National Maritime Museum could not rely on the 'commercial prejudice' exemption when it was asked to reveal details of payments made to a contractor. David Alien Green explains The Freedom of Information Act 2000 is starting to bite. The Information Tribunal's judgment in the National Maritime Museum case limits the reach of the "commercial prejudice" exemption regarding disclosure of information after a procurement exercise. In addition, the Information Commissioner (IC) has reduced the scope for non-disclosure under other exemptions of commercial, project and programme information (see ...
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