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  • Date 28 May 2019
  • Sector Central government
  • Decision(s) FOI 35(1)(a): Not upheld

The complainant requested a copy of all responses submitted to the public authority further to a consultation on how to tackle non-compliance with the off-payroll working rules (known as IR35) in the private sector. The public authority withheld the information it held within the scope of the request relying on the exemptions at sections 35(1)(a), 40(2) and 43(2) FOIA. The Commissioner concluded that the public authority was entitled to rely on the exemption at section 35(1)(a) FOIA.