HM Revenue and Customs
- Date 22 February 2018
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 36: Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the public authority for copies of communications and minutes of meetings between the Chief Executive of the public authority and the Chief Executive of the Government Digital Service in relation to a recently introduced identity authentication service known as Verify. The public authority withheld the information held on the basis of the exemptions at section 36(2)(b)(ii) and section 36(2)(c) FOIA. The Commissioner has concluded that the public authority was entitled to rely on section 36(2)(b)(ii) FOIA.