Cabinet Office
- Date 1 August 2016
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 37: Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the public authority for a copy of the citation used to support the award of an honour to Lin Homer by Her Majesty The Queen. The public authority withheld this information on the basis of the exemption at section 37(1)(b) FOIA (the conferring by the Crown of any honour or dignity). The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority was entitled to rely on the exemption at section 37(1)(b). No steps are required.