Department for Transport

The complainant requested copies of correspondence relating to the Government’s agreement of an emergency funding package for Transport for London. The Department for Transport relied on sections 35 (formulation of government policy) and 41 (breach of confidence) of the FOIA to withhold the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 35 of the FOIA is engaged and that the balance of the public interest favours maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner does not require any further steps.