Government Internal Audit Agency
- Date 9 February 2023
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 27: Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) seeking copies of reports undertaken by the European Commission on the work undertaken by the GIAA during the years 2018-2021. The GIAA provided a list and brief summary of the six audit reports in scope but withheld copies of the reports themselves on the basis of section 27(2) (international relations) of FOIA. The complainant disputed the GIAA’s decision to withhold two of these reports. The Commissioner’s decision is that the GIAA is entitled to withhold these reports on the basis of section 27(2) of FOIA.