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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

The complainant requested information from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (‘DLUHC’)) on building safety advice provided to the government by an Independent Panel of Experts, following the Grenfell fire tragedy. DLUHC confirmed that it held information but said it was exempt from disclosure under section 35(1)(a) (Formulation of government policy) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that DLUHC was entitled to rely on section 35(1)(a) to refuse the request. However, DLUHC breached sections 1 and 10 of FOIA by failing to respond within the statutory 20 working day time for compliance. There were also delays in providing the internal review. The Commissioner requires no steps as a result of this decision.

FOI 10: Complaint upheld FOI 35: Complaint not upheld FOI 1: Complaint upheld

Decision notice: ic-103741