Cabinet Office
- Date 23 February 2015
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.e: Not upheld, FOI 35: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information about COBR(A) meetings held in relation to flooding on the Somerset Levels in early 2014. The Cabinet Office refused to provide this information citing section 35 as its basis for doing so. It upheld this position at internal review.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office is entitled to rely on section 35(1)(a) and (b) in relation to the non-environmental information within the scope of the request. It is also entitled to rely on regulation 12(4)(e) of the EIR as a basis for withholding the environmental information within the scope of the request. No steps are required.Â