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Department for Work and Pensions (Decision Notice) [2014] UKICO FS50513390 (06 May 2014)
Summary: The complainant has requested a copy of any reviews into Universal Credit that were carried out and/or completed by the Major Projects Authority (MPA) in the first three months of 2013. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that it held a Project Assessment Review (PAR) matching the description of the information included in the request. However, it considered the PAR was exempt from disclosure under sections 36(2)(b) and (c) (prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs) of FOIA or, in the alternative, section 35(1)(a) (government policy). The Commissioner-™s decision is that each of the exemptions in section 36(2) cited by the DWP is engaged and that, in all the circumstances, the public interest in disclosure is outweighed by the public interest in maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner does not therefore require any action to be taken as a result of this notice.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 36 - Complaint Not upheld