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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2022/128434.html
Cite as: [2022] UKICO 128434
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Department for Transport
The complainant requested correspondence between various bodies regarding the processing of vehicle keeper data. The Department for Transport relied variously on section 42 (Legal Professional Privilege) and section 35 (formulation or development of government policy). The Commissioner’s decision is that the DfT has correctly engaged section 42 of FOIA and that the public interest favours maintaining that exemption. However, he does not consider that section 35 is engaged. The Commissioner requires the DfT to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: disclose all of the information it has withheld apart from that which engages section 42 of FOIA; disclose, to the complainant, the information it originally identified to the Commissioner as being disclosable.FOI 35: Complaint upheld FOI 42: Complaint not upheld
Decision notice: 128434