Request for copies of receipts for claims by Liam Byrne MP

Request

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide me with full copies of each of the receipts for the below Office Cost claims made by Liam Byrne MP in 2023-24: https://www.theipsa.org.uk/mp-staffing-business-costs/your-mp/liam-byrne/1171

  • July 2023CURRYS ONLINE£567.98

  • May 2023AMAZON.CO.UK [***]£15.98

  • May 2023WH SMITH HEATHROW T2 U£26.99

  • May 2023AMAZON.CO.UK [***]£104.00

  • March 2023IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE£583.25

  • March 2023AMZNMKTPLACE AMAZON.CO£124.48

  • March 2023APPLE STORE R118£569.00

  • March 2023CURRYS ONLINE£158.99

  • February 2023AMAZON.CO.UK [***]£89.99

  • June 2023 Misc office supplies for visitors etc £11.60

  • February 2023 Various supplies for the office £21.30

  • February 2023 Supplies for visitors to the office £2.75

  • February 2023 Supplies for visitor´s to the office £5.80

  • June 2023 AMAZON.CO.UK [***] £60.80

  • June 2023 WWW.SOLOPRESS.COM £32.00

  • May 2023 AMZNMKTPLACE £71.87

  • May 2023 WWW.SOLOPRESS.COM £64.42

  • May 2023 VIKING OFFICE UK LIMIT £129.59

  • May 2023 WWW.SOLOPRESS.COM £338.28

  • April 2023 WWW.SOLOPRESS.COM £118.42

  • April 2023 AMAZON.CO.UK [***] £56.48

  • March 2023 AMZNMKTPLACE £12.99

  • March 2023 AMZNMKTPLACE AMAZON.CO £63.04

  • March 2023 COLPRINT BIRMINGHAM £79.20

  • March 2023 AMAZON.CO.UK [***] £112.46

  • February 2023 AMZNMKTPLACE AMAZON.CO £54.95

  • February 2023 SNAPFISH UK £27.91

  • February 2023 WWW.INSTANTPRINT.C £236.88

  • February 2023 AMAZON.CO.UK [***] £32.72

  • February 2023 AMZNMKTPLACE £192.44

  • February 2023 AMAZON.CO.UK [***] £20.99

  • January 2023 WWW.SOLOPRESS.COM £393.24

Note: Almost all of these claims have nothing written in the ‘short description’ or ‘details’ sections on your website, hence the need for me to request the receipts. Please respond within 20 working days.


Response

I can confirm that we hold information relevant to your request.

You can download the requested data here.

Some information has been redacted and is subject to a refusal notice under sections 31 and 40 of the FOIA, and in accordance with Section C of IPSA’s Publication Policy.

Section 31(1)(a) – law enforcement

This exemption applies where the disclosure of information would or would be likely to prejudice the prevention of crime. IPSA relies on this exemption to withhold the banking details of suppliers and other transactional references. IPSA believes that the disclosure of these details could leave those concerned more vulnerable to financial crime, in particular fraud and electronic crime, especially with the increase in cyber-attacks.

This exemption is subject to a public interest test. IPSA does not consider that the withholding of this information has a negative impact on the understanding of these claims. We therefore find that the public interest in withholding this information outweighs the public interest in disclosure at this time.

Sections 40(2) and 40(3A)(a) – personal information

This exemption applies to information which IPSA considers to be personal data within the meaning of Article 4(1) of the UK General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (UK GDPR) which states,

‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly

IPSA considered that the following are personal data within this definition: names of staff members and personal addresses. We then considered whether disclosure of this personal data would breach any of the Principles relating to the processing of personal data in the UK GDPR.

The relevant principle falls at Article 5(1)(a),

Personal data shall be:

a. Processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject.

As IPSA was unable to find a lawful basis on which it could rely, within Article 6 of the UK GDPR, it therefore finds that the information is exempt under section 40.

Ref:
RFI-202401-17
Disclosure:
21 February 2024
Categories:
MPsBUSINESS COSTSEVIDENCE
Exemptions Applied:
Sections 40(2) and 40(3A)(a), Section 31(1)(a)