Cabinet Office
- Date 29 May 2014
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 17: Upheld, FOI 22: Not upheld
The complainant requested parts of the Cabinet Office Precedent Book. The Cabinet Office refused this request under several exemptions, including sections 22 (information intended for future publication) and 37(1)(a) (communications with the Sovereign) of the FOIA. A large majority of the information in question was due to be available at the National Archives (TNA) around the date of this notice and in relation to that information the Commissioner finds that section 22 was cited correctly. In relation to small parts of the content that was withheld from publication at TNA, the Commissioner finds that section 37(1)(a) was cited correctly. The Commissioner has also, however, found that the Cabinet Office breached section 17(1) of the FOIA by failing to respond to the request within 20 working days of receipt. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2014/0156 withdrawn.