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Freedom of information

15 October 2009
Issue: 7389 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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British Broadcasting Corporation v Sugar and another [2009] EWHC 2349 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 12 (Oct); British Broadcasting Corporation v Information Commissioner [2009] EWHC 2348 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 10 (Oct)

The words “held for purposes other than those of journalism, art or literature” in Pt VI of Sch 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 meant “held for purposes apart from and not including”.

Such a construction was the best policy approach, most likely to address the mischief at which the Act was addressed, and would best serve what had been advanced to be the presumed policy objectives of the legislation.

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