Cabinet Office
- Date 6 March 2026
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 24: Partly upheld, FOI 27: Partly upheld, FOI 35: Partly upheld
The complainant has requested information provided to the then Deputy Prime Minister in connection with a visit to Saudi Arabia in May 2024. The Cabinet Office withheld all of the requested information on the basis of the exemptions at section 24 (national security), section 27(1)(a), (c) and (d) (international relations), section 35(1)(a) (government policy), and section 35(1)(d) (Ministerial private offices) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office was entitled to rely on the exemptions claimed in respect of some, but not all of the withheld information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose the information specified in the confidential annex.