Cabinet Office
- Date 13 March 2026
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 35(3): Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the Cabinet Office seeking all National Security Council records, minutes, readouts and handwritten notes relating to the potential proscription of Palestine Action. The Cabinet Office refused to confirm or deny whether it held the requested information on the basis of section 35(3) of FOIA by virtue of section 35(1)(b) (Ministerial communications). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office is entitled to rely on section 35(3) of FOIA to refuse to confirm or deny whether it holds the requested information.