Cabinet Office
- Date 9 December 2025
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 17: Upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld, FOI 43: Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the Cabinet Office seeking information about a meeting between a former special adviser to the then the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, namely Lord Petitgas, and representatives of Reliance Industries. The Cabinet Office initially withheld a meeting note in full on the basis of section 43(2) (commercial interests) of FOIA before disclosing a redacted version with that exemption, and section 40(2) (personal data), being relied upon to withhold information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the remaining withheld information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 43(2) and 40(2) of FOIA. However, the Cabinet Office breached section 17(1) (refusal notices) of FOIA.