Summary: The complainant submitted a request for information to the Cabinet Office relating to Lady Thatcher-™s funeral. By the date of this notice the Cabinet Office had yet to provide a substantive response to this request and the Information Commissioner-™s decision is that, in so doing, the Cabinet Office has breached the requirements of sections 10(1) and 17(3) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the Cabinet Office to provide to the complainant a full response to his information request. The requested information should either be disclosed, or the complainant should be provided with a refusal notice giving a full explanation as to why the information will not be disclosed, including any public interest considerations.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 17 - Complaint Upheld