Cabinet Office
- Date 3 October 2023
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.a: Not upheld, FOI 37: Not upheld
The complainant has requested communications between Liz Truss, when she was Prime Minister, [6 September – 25 October 2022], and the former Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, regarding the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27). The Cabinet Office relied on EIR regulation 12(4)(a) – information not held and FOIA section 37(2) – communications with Her Majesty by virtue of section 37(1)(a) and (aa), to neither confirm or deny holding any information in response to the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office is entitled to rely on regulation 12(4)(a) and FOIA section 37(2).
The Commissioner does not require any further steps.