National Archives
- Date 24 June 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 17: Upheld, FOI 37: Not upheld
The complainant has requested the closed extract of a file titled ‘Opening of Parliament: position of Prince Philip and Prince Charles’. The National Archives (TNA) has withheld the information under section 37(1)(a)(communications with the Sovereign), section 40(2)(personal data) and section 41(1)(information provided in confidence). The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: The information that TNA has withheld is exempt from disclosure under section 37(1)(a) of FOIA. TNA did not comply with section 17(1) of FOIA as it did not refuse the request within the required timescale. The Commissioner does not require TNA to take any remedial steps.