"The case concerned a request for public access to exchanges the Commission had with Thorn, an organisation which describes itself as an NGO, in the context of drafting a proposal for a Regulation on preventing and combatting child sexual abuse. The organisation has developed and sells tools for detecting child sexual abuse material.
The Commission gave access to a number of documents but refused to disclose (parts of) some documents saying that disclosure would undermine the commercial interests of the organisation.
The Ombudsman inspected the documents and found that the extent to which the Commission had refused access was unreasonable. The Ombudsman also noted that the Commission does not seem to have considered all elements that are relevant to assess whether there is an overriding public interest in disclosure. In light of this, the Ombudsman found that the Commission’s refusal of access constituted maladministration. She recommended that the Commission reconsider its decision with a view to giving significantly increased, if not full, public access to the documents at issue. In light of the related ongoing legislative procedure and the resulting time-sensitivity of this case, the Ombudsman urged the Commission to implement her recommendation swiftly."
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