Information Commissioner's Office

Cabinet Office

16 September 2015, Central government

The complainant requested information from the Cabinet Office relating to meetings and correspondence from its internal groups responsible for elections. The Cabinet Office acknowledged the complainant’s request but has not issued a response which fulfils its obligations under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office has breached sections 1(1) and 10(1) of the Act. The Commissioner requires the public authority to issue a response to the complainant under the Act. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.

FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld