Cabinet Office
- Date 17 August 2020
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 17: Upheld, FOI 36: Not upheld
The complainant requested copies of correspondence sent to or from the Infected Blood Policy Team at the Department for Health and Social Care during the month of October 2018. The Cabinet Office refused the request in reliance on the exemption at section 36(2)(c) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office was entitled to rely on section 36(2)(c) to refuse the request. No steps are required. The Commissioner does however find that the Cabinet Office failed to respond to the request within the statutory time for compliance.