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I have received a response to my FoI request for details of BT's legal advice that was disclosed to the ICO.
The request was denied under section 41.

As you are aware we have already redacted some of the information
provided to us by BT in reliance on section 41 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the FOIA) including, amongst other
things, specific references to the nature of the legal advice sought by
BT. BT specifically stated in their letter of 9 May 2008 that this
information was being provided to us in confidence, and it is primarily
for this reason that we considered the information was exempt from
disclosure in accordance with the provisions at section 41 of the FOIA.
As this information describes the content of communications between a
client and their legal adviser this information would, in any case, be
subject to legal professional privilege, which is presumably why BT
emphasised that it was being provided to the ICO in confidence. As far
as we are concerned this position remains unchanged, and the information
we hold, and withheld previously, is still subject to a duty of
confidentiality.

I have liaised with my colleagues who were in contact with BT at the
time, and they have advised me that other than the information contained
within BT's letter of 9 May 2008 we have not been provided with a copy
of any other documentation that consists of any legal advice BT received
from their own or external solicitors about the 2006/07 trials.

ICO letter to BT 25th April 08 requesting details of legal advice
BT Letter 9th May 08