Public Health England

The complainant has requested information about experiments carried out on animals at Public Health England’s Porton Down laboratory during 2014 and 2015.  Public Health England (PHE) is withholding the information under section 22 of the FOIA as it says it intends to publish it in the future. The Commissioner’s decision is that the withheld information does not engage the exemption under section 22(1). The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Disclose the requested information to the complainant or issue a fresh response that does not rely on section 22 of the FOIA. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2017/0130 withdrawn.