Cabinet Office (Central government) [2021] UKICO IC-47493 (30 March 2021)
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The complainant submitted a request to the Cabinet Office seeking information about the Broadlands Archive dating from 1987 to 1989. The Cabinet Office located one document falling within the scope of the request but sought to withhold this on the basis of section 21(1) (information reasonably accessible to the requester), albeit that it subsequently voluntarily provided the complainant with a copy of this. The complainant argued that the Cabinet Office was likely to hold more information falling within the scope of his request and disputed the Cabinet Office’s reliance on section 21(1) of FOIA. The Commissioner has concluded that on the balance of probabilities the Cabinet Office does not hold any further information falling within the scope of the request. She has also concluded that the Cabinet Office cannot rely on section 21(1) of FOIA however she has not ordered it provide the complainant with a copy of the information withheld on the basis of this exemption as it has already voluntarily provided him with a copy.
FOI 21:
Complaint upheld
FOI 1:
Complaint not upheld
Decision notice: IC-47493
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