Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The complainant has requested reports prepared for and presented to the Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (‘MHCLG’) withheld the information its entirety citing section 35(1)(a) – formulation of government policy. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MHCLG has appropriately relied on section 35(1)(a) to withhold the requested information and that the public interest favours maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner does not require any steps.