Cabinet Office
- Date 23 August 2018
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 27: Not upheld, FOI 35: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information on Cabinet minutes, telephone call records and meetings between United Kingdom (UK) Ministers and the United States of America (US) President at the time. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office has appropriately withheld the requested information in reliance of the exemptions at FOIA sections 27(1)(a), (c) & (d), 27(2) and 35(1)(a) & (b). The Commissioner finds the Cabinet Office in breach of section 17(1) of the FOIA for relying in its submission to the Commissioner, on exemptions not relied on in its refusal notice to the complainant. The Commissioner does not require the Cabinet Office to take any steps as a result of this notice.