Department for Transport

The complainant has requested information about changes to rail services. The Department for Transport (DfT) has withheld the information under section 35(1)(a) of FOIA as it considers that it concerns the formulation of government policy. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: DfT is entitled to withhold the requested information under section 35(1)(a) of FOIA and the public interest favours maintaining this exemption. The Commissioner does not require DfT to take any corrective steps.