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Cite as: [2023] UKICO 186114
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Department for Business and Trade
The complainant submitted a request to the Department for International Trade (DIT) seeking the dates, minutes and briefings of the UK-Israel Trade Working Group for the period 2017 to September 2021. DIT provided redacted copies of the information requested. It explained that the redacted information was exempt from disclosure on the basis of the following sections of FOIA: 27(1)(a), (c), (d) and 27(2) (international relations), 35(1)(a) (formulation or development of government policy) and 40(2) (personal data). The Commissioner’s decision is that the redacted information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 27(1)(a), (c), (d) and 35(1)(a). However, he has concluded that DIT breached section 17(3) of FOIA by failing to conclude its public interest test considerations, and provide the complainant with a substantive response to his request, within a reasonable timeframe.FOI 35(1)(a): Complaint not upheld FOI 17(3): Complaint upheld FOI 27: Complaint not upheld
Decision notice: 186114