Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

The complainant has requested information from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (“Defra”) about a multi-agency working group looking at issues around unlicensed moored houseboats. Defra responded and provided some of the requested information but withheld some of it under section 35(1)(a) and section 40(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Defra was correct in relying on section 35(1)(a) to withhold the information. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.