Attorney General's Office
- Date 18 February 2026
- Sector Central government, Other
- Decision(s) FOI 35: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information on how potential conflicts of interest were identified and managed in relation to government decision making on the Chagos Islands. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) disclosed some information and withheld some information under section 35(1)(c) (Formulation of government policy, etc). It would neither confirm nor deny (NCND) whether it held information relating to the management of conflicts between the Attorney General and Philippe Sands KC, citing section 35(3) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the AGO correctly applied sections 35(1)(c) and 35(3) of FOIA