The complainant has requested all correspondence between Matt Hancock and Gina Colangelo relating to government business from 1 January 2021 to the date of the request. DHSC refused to disclose the requested information under section 35(1)(a) and (d) FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 35(1)(a) FOIA was applied correctly to the information withheld under this exemption. However section 35(1)(d) FOIA was applied incorrectly to the information withheld under this exemption. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose the information being withheld under section 35(1)(d) FOIA.
FOI 35(1)(d): Complaint upheld FOI 35(1)(a): Complaint not upheld
Citations:
[2022] UKICO ic-151290
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 16 June 2022; Ref: scu.677809