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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

The complainant requested information from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (“DCMS”) about the budget and staffing levels of the DCMS Counter Disinformation Cell. By the date of this notice DCMS had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that DCMS has failed to complete its deliberations on the balance of the public interest within a reasonable time and has therefore breached section 17(3) of FOIA. The Commissioner requires DCMS to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: Having confirmed whether or not information is held within the scope of the request: either disclose the requested information, if held, or, to the extent that information is to be withheld, issue a refusal notice in accordance with the requirements of section 17 of FOIA.

FOI 17: Complaint upheld

Decision notice: ic-169763