The complainant requested information about withdrawals of TV Licensing's implied right of access to properties. The BBC has disclosed some information with redactions made under section 31(1)(a) and 31(1)(d) of FOIA and advised it doesn’t hold any further, relevant information. Section 31 concerns law enforcement. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows:
The information the BBC has redacted from information it disclosed engages sections 31(1)(a) and (d) of FOIA. Capita holds Documents A, B and C on behalf of the BBC for the purposes of FOIA. These documents therefore fall within scope of the request. The BBC failed to comply with sections 1(1), 10(1) and 17(1) of FOIA. The Commissioner requires the BBC to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue the complainant with a fresh response to Documents A, B and C in accordance with FOIA.