Cabinet Office

The complainant has requested the dates of interviews and names of those interviewed in relation to an inquiry into the leaking of a memo from the Scottish Office to the Daily Telegraph. The Cabinet Office cited section 31 (Law enforcement exemption) as its basis for refusal and upheld this at internal review. It also cited section 40 (unfair disclosure of personal data) and section 38 (prejudice to health and safety).The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office is entitled to rely on section 31 and section 40 as its basis for refusing to provide the requested information. No steps are required.