Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

The complainant submitted a request to Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) seeking material produced by the Energy Efficiency Taskforce. DESNZ withheld the requested information on the basis of section 35(1)(a) (formulation or development of government policy) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the withheld information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 35(1)(a) and that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest favours maintaining the exemption.