Cabinet Office
- Date 6 February 2023
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 33: Not upheld
The complainant has requested a report into the Ajax armoured fighting vehicle. The Cabinet Office (“CO”) refused to provide it citing section 33 (audit), section 35 (formulation/development of government policy), section 41 (information provided in confidence); and section 43 (prejudice to commercial interests). It upheld this at internal review. The Commissioner’s decision is that CO is entitled to rely on section 33 as its basis for withholding the requested information. No steps are required.