The complainant has requested information about the due diligence process performed by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) in respect of applications for advice made to the Committee by General Sir Nick Carter concerning various positions.
ACOBA initially withheld the requested information (beyond that which had previously been published by ACOBA and which they directed the complainant to) under sections 36(2)(b)(i), 2(b)(ii) and (c)(prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs).  During the Commissioner’s investigation ACOBA also applied section 40(2)(third party personal data) to the requested information.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the withheld information is exempt from disclosure under section 36 of FOIA and that the balance of the public interest supports maintaining each of the section 36 exemptions cited by ACOBA.