Cabinet Office

The complainant submitted a request to the Cabinet Office for emails sent to and from specified personal email addresses. The Cabinet Office refused to comply with the request on the basis of section 14(1) of the Act. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office has not demonstrated sufficient burden to engage section 14(1) of the Act. The Commissioner requires the Cabinet Office to issue a fresh response that does not rely on section 14(1) of the Act. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.