HM Treasury
- Date 16 August 2023
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 35(1)(a): Not upheld
The complainant has requested minutes of a 21 September 2022 meeting between Matt Hancock MP and the Chancellor of the Exchequer/Financial Secretary to the Treasury, and correspondence between the same parties between 1 August 2022 and 30 October 2022.
HM Treasury withheld the requested information under section 35(1)(a)(formulation or development of government policy).
The Commissioner’s decision is that HM Treasury correctly withheld the requested information under section 35(1)(a) and that the balance of the public interest favours maintaining the exemption.