Cabinet Office

The complainant has requested the agendas and minutes of the Yellowhammer board meetings. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office is entitled to withhold the minutes of the meetings under section 35(1)(a) and a small amount of one agenda, however, he considers that the Cabinet Office is not entitled to rely on section 35(1)(a) or 35(1)(b) to withhold the majority of the information falling within the agendas of these meetings. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose the full agendas with the exception of the action point table which is exempt under section 35(1)(a). The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of FOIA and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.