13 July 2017, Central government
The complainant submitted a request to the Cabinet Office seeking a copy of any correspondence between The Prince of Wales and the Prime Minster dating from 2002 about hunting. The Cabinet Office has confirmed that it holds some environmental information falling within the scope of the request but has sought to withhold this on the basis of regulation 13(1) of the EIR. The Commissioner has concluded that this information is not exempt from disclosure on the basis of regulation 13(1). This decision notice is currently under appeal to the Tribunal.
EIR 13: Upheld