The complainant requested information about two alleged breaches of the ministerial code by the Rt Hon Priti Patel MP. The Cabinet Office had failed to issue a substantive response at the date of this notice. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office has failed to complete its deliberations on the balance of the public interest within a reasonable timeframe. She therefore finds that the Cabinet Office has breached section 17(3) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the Cabinet Office to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: issue a substantive response, under the FOIA, to the request.
FOI 17: Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2020] UKICO fs50906944
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 24 August 2022; Ref: scu.651448