Recent ICO press releases

Home Office right to withhold information under FOI
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ruled under the Freedom of Information Act that the Home Office was right to withhold five applications for licences to test drugs on animals. Read the press release.

Information Commissioner respects MPs' private lives in ruling on their additional cost allowances
The Information Commissioner has ordered the House of Commons to release information on the total expenses claimed by some MPs for areas such as mortgage costs, cleaning and furnishings. Read the press release.

Councils right to withhold retirement details under FOI
The Information Commissioner's Office has upheld the decisions by two local authorities to withhold personal information relating to a third party under the Freedom of Information Act. Read the press release.

National Gallery right to withhold information under FOI
The Information Commissioner's Office has ruled under the Freedom of Information Act that the National Gallery was right to withhold correspondence between the Gallery and the owner of a specific painting. Read the press release.