chuchinchow
Your tirade is difficult for me to understand since you asked:
I - a private individual, unconnected with the civil aviation industry in any way except as an end-user - wish to obtain information about "a certain organisation" under the provisions of either the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.
Is there anything in law that would prevent me paying that certain organisation the statutory fee and then demanding information on its financial situation?
...not so long ago.
The Certification Officer has made a deliberate attempt to open the door to outsiders.
What harm could be done by informing about missing records that are meant to be kept as a statutory necessity?