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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2022/ic-111495.html

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HM Treasury

The complainant has requested information associated with HM Treasury’s contracts with opinion polling firms. HM Treasury (HMT) withheld the requested information under section 35(1)(a) and section 43(2) of FOIA, which concern the formulation and development of government policy and commercial interests respectively. HMT has subsequently also applied section 36(2)(c) to the information, which concerns prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: The requested information is exempt information under section 43(2) of FOIA and the public interest favours maintaining this exemption. The Commissioner does not require HMT to take any remedial steps.

FOI 43: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: ic-111495