Department for Exiting the European Union

The complainant requested copies of the minutes of six meetings plus a list of the attendees. The public authority revealed the identities of the majority of attendees and withheld the minutes held relying on the exemptions at section 27(1)(c-d) (international relations) and section 35(1)(a) (formulation and development of government policy) FOIA. The Commissioner concluded that the public authority was entitled to rely on section 35(1)(a) FOIA.