National Archives
- Date 2 December 2020
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 37: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information from The National Archives (TNA) held in two closed files. TNA withheld the requested information citing section 37(1)(a) which relates to communication with or on behalf of the sovereign for the content of both files. Additionally TNA cited sections 40(2) and section 41 for one of the files. The Commissioner’s decision is that TNA was correct in withholding the information on the basis of the exemption at section 37(1)(a). However, TNA breached section 10(1) of the FOIA by not responding within the statutory timeframe. The Commissioner does not require any further steps to be taken. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2020/0354 Appeal Dismissed.