Information Commissioner's Office

Cabinet Office

16 February 2017, Central government

The complainant has requested correspondence relating to the liquidation of Kids Company. The Cabinet Office refused to provide what it held within the scope of the request citing section 43 (commercial interests) and section 41 (confidential information). At internal review, it introduced also reliance on section 31 (law enforcement). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office is entitled to rely on section 31(1)(g) as its basis for withholding the requested information. No steps are required.

FOI 31: Not upheld