Office of Fair Trading

Overview

Metric Value
Total FOI requests 12
Date range 2017-10-29 to 2026-01-16
Full disclosure rate 50.0% (6/12)
Partial disclosure 0
Fully refused/exempt 3

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Count %
All information sent 6 50.0%
Information not held 3 25.0%
No information sent - all held but exempt 2 16.7%
Not required to fulfill request 1 8.3%

Requests by Year

Year Count
2017 1
2019 3
2021 1
2022 2
2023 2
2024 2
2026 1

Top Topics

Notable Cases (2)

[+] Grant Thornton Report

2022-03-22 | All information sent

The request sought confirmation on whether Grant Thornton was appointed via competitive tender for a DfT inquiry and details on the process and cost. The Office of Fair Trading confirmed Grant Thornton won a 'quick tender' as the sole bidder and disclosed the total payment amount.

  • Grant Thornton submitted a successful tender bid to conduct the investigation and produce a report.
  • The contract was advertised through the Isle of Man Government's 'Quick Quote' online procurement portal.
  • There were no other bids submitted for the contract.

Data: 2022-03-22, 2022-04-04, 2022-02-22, March 2021, £36,000

[+] 1975 Estate Agents Act :List of Registered Estate Agents

2021-01-29 | All information sent

A request was made for the 2020-21 Register of Estate Agents under the 1975 Estate Agents Act, citing a lack of recent publication by the Office of Fair Trading. The authority responded by disclosing the full list of registered agents, their qualifications, and business addresses.

  • The Office of Fair Trading released the Estate Agents Register for 2020-21.
  • The request was based on the 1975 Estate Agents Act requiring a public list of registered agents.
  • The complainant noted that the last published register was in 2018 and publication was refused for 2020.

Data: 1975, 2018, 2020, 2020-21, 2021-01-29

Most Cited Exemptions

Exemption Times Cited
Section 26 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Actionable breach of confidence) 1

See Also