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Dear Susan,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request on the 5 July, in which
you requested to see information on the revised Business Plan for 'The
Hold' project Heritage Centre in Ipswich.

Please find attached the revised Business Plan for this project.

Please be aware that there are instances of redaction within the document
which have been made under Section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act
- Commercial Interests. This exemption allows us to decline a request for
information if disclosure of which would, or would be likely to, prejudice
the commercial interests of any person or organisation. This is what’s
known as a qualified exemption. It is subject to a public interest test,
which I have set out in the Appendix at the end of this email. Overall we
have concluded that the arguments against disclosure outweigh those in
favour.

I hope you find this information useful but if you do have any other
questions please do let me know.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to request an internal review of our decision please
contact [1][email address]. If you were then not content with the
outcome of the internal review you have the right to appeal to the
Information Commissioner’s Office ([2]https://ico.org.uk/).

Best wishes

Lauren

Appendix- PUBLIC INTEREST TEST

Factors in favour of disclosure

o Disclosing the information requested would enhance transparency and
accountability.
o As a publicly funded organisation, the public has a legitimate
interest in The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s activities and
disclosure would increase public awareness about the work of The
National Lottery Heritage Fund and its grantees.

Factors against disclosure

o It is not in the interests of the applicant to release income
predictions as this could cause adverse impact on income generation
due to competitors being given a commercial advantage from this
information.
o It is not in the interests of the applicant, the public or The Fund to
release this information as it this could affect the future viability
and sustainability of the Archives Service and of ‘the Hold’,
jeopardising the public’s access to the facility and the investment
made.

FOI Team

The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Website: [3]heritagefund.org.uk

Address:

Mezzanine Floor (North)

International House

St Katharine’s Way

London E1W 1UN

Telephone no: 0207 591 6000

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