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Cabinet Office (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FS50451120 (20 September 2012)
Summary: The complainant requested information from the Cabinet Office (CO) about the reasons why those with science, mathematics and engineering qualifications are not more strongly represented at the most senior levels of the civil service. The Information Commissioner-™s decision is that CO complied with the exemption where cost of compliance exceeds the appropriate limit in section 12 FOIA but that it did not provide the appropriate advice and assistance to the applicant required by section 16 FOIA. The Information Commissioner requires CO to provide further advice and assistance in accordance with paragraph 14 of the section 45 FOIA code of practice.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 12 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 16 - Complaint Upheld