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Cabinet Office (Decision Notice) [2011] UKICO FS50362049 (03 October 2011)
Summary: The complainant requested copies of documents in relation to the takeover of Rowntree-™s chocolatiers by Nestle in 1988. The public authority withheld the relevant information on the basis of the exemptions at sections 35(1)(a) (formulation or development of government policy) and 35(1)(b) (Ministerial communications). The public authority also refused to confirm or deny whether the Cabinet discussed the takeover of Rowntree-™s by relying on the exemption at section 35(3). The Commissioner found that all of the exemptions had been correctly engaged, apart from one document, but decided that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemptions did not outweigh the public interest in disclosure. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2011/0263 dismissed.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 35 - Complaint Upheld