Public Interest Test Form
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Case Name: Legislation considered under: Environmental Information Regulations (2004) EIR Log Number: ATI 848
Information Element
Factors for Disclosure
Factors for withholding
Copy of Marine Conservation
Society Grant Application form for
Openness in the provision of information
12.5(e) Commercial Interest
the MCZ.
Grant application forms contain information on how the
Promoting accountability and transparency by organisations propose to carry out their work in relation
public authorities for their decisions.
to a grant. The details of how they proposed to do the
work could be replicated by other parties and would be
to their disadvantage.
Providing a copy of a grant application form containing
an organisations commercial information may hinder
future grant applications.
In response to this request a summary of the grant
outcomes has been provided; addressing the question
posed without disclosing any commercial information.
Weighing the balance of the above. Reasons for final decision.
I agree with the factors for withholding. Grant applications (for which CCW normally provide match funding against funding provided by the
applicant) are commercial in confidence documents which contain both financial and intellectual property. For this reason, it is not in the public
interest to release grant applications made to CCW.
Signature………………………………………… …. Dr David Parker [Director]