HM Treasury
- Date 7 April 2021
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 35(1)(a): Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to advice and requests for approvals to Ministers following the collapse of Thomas Cook. The public authority withheld the information held within the scope of the request (the disputed information) on the basis of the exemptions at sections 35(1)(a), 35(1)(b), 40(2) and 43(2) FOIA. The Commissioner concluded that the public authority was entitled to rely on the exemption at section 35(1)(a) as the basis for withholding the disputed information. First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) Information Rights appeal EA/2021/0120 dismissed.