HM Treasury
- Date 28 March 2018
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 24: Partly upheld, FOI 31: Partly upheld
The complainant requested information in relation to the number, nature, and effects of cyber-attacks on HM Treasury (the Treasury). The department neither confirmed nor denied whether it held information within scope of the request, relying on the exclusions at sections 24(2) and 31(3) FOIA. The Commissioner has concluded that the Treasury was not entitled to neither confirm nor deny whether it held information within scope of the first part of the request, but was entitled to neither confirm nor deny whether it held information within the scope of the second part of the request.