Department for Exiting the European Union

The complainant has requested information on the special advisers in the Department for Exiting the European Union (‘DExEU’). The Commissioner’s decision is that, following the disclosure of some information , DExEU has appropriately withheld the remaining information in reliance of section 40(2) – Personal information. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2019/0211 under appeal.