Cabinet Office

The complainant requested the draft Communications Data Bill 2008. The Cabinet Office refused to disclose this information under the exemption provided by section 42(1) (legal professional privilege) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the draft Bill is covered by legal professional privilege and so the exemption provided by section 42(1) is engaged. He has also found that the public interest in maintaining this exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure and so the Cabinet Office is not required to disclose this information.