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Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

  • Date 22 February 2017
  • Sector Central government
  • Decision(s) FOI 40: Not upheld

The complainant has requested information from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (“Defra”) relating to voluntary exit payments of Defra senior civil servants. The Commissioner’s decision is that Defra has correctly applied section 40(2) of the FOIA to the withheld information. The Commissioner requires Defra to take no steps.