Department for Exiting the European Union
- Date 17 January 2020
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 1(1): Not upheld, FOI 35(1)(a): Not upheld
The complainant has requested information on correspondence and communications dating from January 2018 between Steve Baker and specified individuals, Shanker Singham and Mark Littlewood and lists of attendees at specific functions declared in government transparency data. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Department for Exiting the European Union (‘DExEU’) has appropriately relied on section 35(1)(a) to withhold some of the requested information and other requested information is not held. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take the any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.