Welsh Government
- Date 7 December 2021
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 12: Not upheld, FOI 16: Upheld
The complainant requested information in respect of a meeting which took place between HRH the Prince of Wales and the late Rhodri Morgan, the then First Minister of the Welsh Government on 11 February 2008. The Welsh Government refused the request on the basis of section 12(1) (cost of compliance) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Welsh Government was entitled to rely on section 12(1) to refuse to provide the information. However, in its failure to offer advice and assistance to help refine the request, the Commissioner has recorded a breach of section 16(1) of the FOIA.