HM Treasury
- Date 29 February 2016
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.e: Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the public authority for information relating to discussions on fracking and/or shale gas extraction by members of the Economic Affairs Committee. The public authority denied the request in reliance on the exceptions at regulations 12(4)(e), 12(5)(e) and 12(5)(f) EIR, and the exemptions at sections 35(1) (a) and (b) FOIA in the alternative. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority was entitled to withhold the information held (“the disputed information”) on the basis of the exception at regulation 12(4)(e). No steps are required.