I have made a Subject Access Request under the DPA to the LGO.
In reply, I got this answer:
The Freedom of Information Act does not override any restriction on the release of information covered by an earlier law.
Such a restrition applies to the Ombudsman'e complaint files. Uner the Local Government Act 1974 (Section 32(2)) the Ombudsman is not permitted to disclose any information obtained in the course of, or for the purposes of, the investigation of a complaint, unless s/he considers it necessary for the purposes of the investigation.
Can anyone explain this? I have received some selected documents and am considering the ICO.
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convenientlyignoringfacts · 14/11/2011 14:13
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