Department for the Economy
- Date 14 March 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 35: Not upheld
The complainant has requested correspondence about an industrial relations framework. The Department for the Economy (‘DfE’) is withholding the majority of information relevant to the request under section 35(1)(a) of FOIA (formulation of government policy). DfE has also applied section 40(2) of FOIA to the personal data within the disputed information. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: The information to which DfE has applied section 35(1)(a) of FOIA engages that exemption, and the balance of the public interest favours withholding the information. The Commissioner does not require DfE to take any corrective steps.