The complainant requested a record of a meeting that took place between the former Head of the UK Border Force and the Chief Executive of the UK Border Agency about the relaxation of some border controls. The Home Office refused to disclose this information, citing the exemptions provided by sections 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii) (inhibition to the free and frank provision of advice and exchange of views) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that these exemptions were cited correctly and so the Home Office was not required to disclose this information.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 36 – Complaint Not upheld
Citations:
[2013] UKICO FS50488592
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.528472