Cabinet Office
- Date 15 October 2019
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 12: Not upheld
The complainant has requested correspondence between Tony Blair and the then Attorney General regarding Extraordinary Rendition. The Cabinet Office refused to comply with the request on the grounds that it would exceed the cost of compliance to do so (section 12). It failed to conduct an internal review despite the complainant requesting one. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office is entitled to rely on section 12(2) as its basis for refusing to comply with the request. No steps are required.