Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Date 2 February 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant has requested copies of any correspondence and communications to the Secretary of State from The Duke and Duchess of York concerning Ghislaine Maxwell made between the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities refused to confirm or deny whether it held the requested information and cited sections 40(5) (third party personal data) and 41(2) (information provided in confidence) as its basis for doing so. The Commissioner’s decision is that the DLUHC is entitled to rely on section 40(5B) of the FOIA to neither confirm or deny whether it holds the requested information.