Department for Transport (Central Government): ICO 23 Oct 2019

The complainant has requested the Department for Transport to disclose the correspondence it holds relating to Crossrail Ltd between, Mr Chris Grayling, and Ms Bernadette Kelly and Transport for London (TfL) between 1 February 2018 and 1 November 2018. The DfT advised the complainant that it does not hold any recorded information of the nature specified between the Secretary of State and TfL. It confirmed that it does hold correspondence between Ms Kelly and TfL. The DfT released some of this information to the complainant but withheld the remainder, citing sections 40, 41 and 43 of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the DfT is entitled to rely on sections 40, 41 and 43 of the FOIA in this case. She therefore does not
FOI 43: Complaint not upheld FOI 40: Complaint not upheld FOI 41: Complaint not upheld

Citations:

[2019] UKICO fs50811973

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 16 August 2022; Ref: scu.650231