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Cabinet Office (Decision Notice) [2013] UKICO FS50475014 (11 June 2013)
Summary: The complainant has requested copies of emails relating to the government's education reforms, sent between the Prime Minister and a special adviser, using non-GSI email accounts. The Cabinet Office determined that the request was not a valid request for information under section 8(1)(c) as it did not describe the information being sought. The Information Commissioner-™s decision is that the request is a valid request under the FOIA and that the Cabinet Office incorrectly applied section 8(1)(c) and is obliged to respond to the request under the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the Cabinet Office to issue a fresh response under the FOIA, treating the request as a valid request for copies of emails relating to the government's education reforms, sent between the Prime Minister and the special adviser, via any non-GSI email accounts used by the Prime Minister.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 8 - Complaint Upheld