When it did not supply the information, the requester complained to the Information Commissioner's Office.
The Justice Committee questions the Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, on his work (at 9.30am).
The Information Commissioner has now ruled that releasing the files would be in the public interest.
The Information Commissioner's Office is making inquiries into the alleged breach of the Data Protection Act.
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He said the Information Commissioner could challenge the the decision if he thought it was flawed.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) imposed the penalty on Scottish Borders Council (SBC) last month.
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Journalists appealed to the Information Commissioner, who ruled that all the details must be released.
This ended when the Cabinet Office reportedly agreed to the Information Commissioner's position.
The Information Commissioner had backed the requests, but the government had appealed against this decision.
In 2009 the Information Commissioner's Office uncovered the Consulting Association blacklist, which contained information on 3, 212 people.
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals voluntarily sent details of this data breach to the Information Commissioner's office.
Ms Jones said that the Welsh government's stance complemented the work being undertaken by the information commissioner's office.
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She said that the government was working on "possible amendments" to the information commissioner's powers and funding arrangements.
The Information Commissioner Rosemary Agnew finds that ministers failed to deal with Catherine Stihler's request for information.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said NHS trusts should not risk data breaches.
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Basildon Hospital was reported to the Information Commissioner - the data protection watchdog.
The health secretary has been refusing to publish it, despite a ruling that he should, from the information commissioner.
But the Information Commissioner ruled that public interest in disclosure outweighed those considerations.
Business Secretary Vince Cable will meet with the Information Commissioner and said no action would be taken without fresh evidence.
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He wants to clarify the responsibilities of the industry regulator OFCOM and the Information Commissioner, in dealing with the problem.
The former leader of Norfolk County Council has reported the authority to the Information Commissioner over a secretly-recorded telephone call.
The information commissioner had already ruled that it should be published, but the government had appealed to the information tribunal.
Dominic Raab MP, who made public the Information Commissioner's report, said it was "a plan to privatise Big Brother surveillance".
David Smith from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which brought the case, said she broke the law to "cause harm".
The details had to be obtained via a complaint to the Information Commissioner, despite a legal right to see it.
Legal opinion sought by the Information Commissioner said the data retention powers could contravene European laws on human rights and privacy.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) polices data protection laws in and is tasked with upholding information rights in the public interest.
The documents were produced following the Treasury's withdrawal of an appeal against the Information Commissioner's ruling that they should be released.
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Data breaches in the UK have increased tenfold in the past five years, figures from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) reveal.
It was subsequently told to publish it by the Information Commissioner, and the Information Rights Tribunal later upheld the watchdog's ruling.
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