Gambling Survey for Great Britain
Request
1) Please can you disclose all correspondence between the Gambling Commission and Professor Patrick Sturgis of the London School of Economics between 1st January 2023 and the present date?
2) Please can you disclose all correspondence and internal memoranda in relation to the methodological review of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain by Professor Patrick Sturgis of the London School of Economics?
Response
Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
In your email you have requested:
1) Please can you disclose all correspondence between the Gambling Commission and Professor Patrick Sturgis of the London School of Economics between 1st January 2023 and the present date?
2) Please can you disclose all correspondence and internal memoranda in relation to the methodological review of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain by Professor Patrick Sturgis of the London School of Economics?
We have enclosed some of the information you have requested. The Commission may refuse requests in full or in part in certain circumstances and, having considered your request, the Commission considers that some of the information held within the scope of your request is exempt.
The exemptions the Commission has relied upon are as follows:
Section 40(2) - Personal Information
Section 40(2) of FOIA exempts information from disclosure if disclosure would contravene any of the data protection principles. Therefore, in order to disclose this information, the Commission must be satisfied it has a lawful basis to do so.
We have considered the request and do not consider there is a lawful basis for disclosure of the information. The Commission considers that it would be disproportionate for us to publicly disclose the personal data of individuals, as there is no strong public interest in doing so. There is also no expectation that the personal information of these individuals will be disclosed in the context in which it is held. Please note, however, that some personal data has not been redacted. The personal data includes senior individuals such as the Gambling Commission’s Chief Executive Officer.
On balance, we do not consider there is a legitimate public interest in disclosing the personal data and it would not be fair to do so.
This information is therefore exempt under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Review of the decision
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your Freedom of Information request you are entitled to an internal review of our decision. You should write to FOI Team, Gambling Commission, 4th floor, Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP or by reply to this email.
Please note, internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial response. Requests made outside this timeframe will not be processed.
If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission.
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Information Management Team
Gambling Commission
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Birmingham B2 4BP
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