Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Date 20 June 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 38(1)(b): Not upheld
The complainant requested information from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), now called Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), about data collected about caravans on unauthorised sites. It disclosed some of the information requested but refused to disclose some, citing the health and safety exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOIA as its reason for doing so on the basis that disclosure of the information would be likely to endanger the safety of individuals. The Commissioner’s decision is that DLUHC has correctly relied on section 38(1)(b) and that the balance of the public interest favours maintaining this exemption. The Commissioner does not require further steps.