Cabinet Office (Central government) [2018] UKICO fs50772969 (17 August 2018)


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Cite as: [2018] UKICO fs50772969

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Cabinet Office

The complainant submitted a request to the Cabinet Office for briefing documents provided to the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair, and his Chief of Staff on 11 and 12 September 2001. The Cabinet Office confirmed that it held information falling within the scope of the request but explained that it considered section 27 of FOIA to apply and it needed additional time to consider the balance of the public interest test. To date, the Cabinet Office has failed to complete its public interest test deliberations in relation to the request. By failing to complete these deliberations within a reasonable timeframe the Commissioner has concluded that the Cabinet Office has breached section 17(3) of FOIA in respect of its handling of this request.

FOI 17: Complaint upheld

Decision notice: fs50772969

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