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Cite as: [2023] UKICO 238829
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Department of Health and Social Care
The complainant has requested copies of advice provided to people with medical conditions in the event of so-called energy “blackouts”. The above public authority relied on regulations 12(4)(d) – material in the course of completion – and 12(4)(e) -internal communications – to withhold the information it had identified within the scope of part [1] of the request and denied holding information within the scope of part [2]. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority has correctly relied on regulations 12(4)(d) and 12(4)(e) of the EIR and the aggregated balance of the public interest favours maintaining both exceptions. On the balance of probabilities, the Commissioner is satisfied that the public authority holds no information within the scope of part [2] of the request. The public authority breached regulation 14 of the EIR as it failed to consider part [1] of the request under the EIR. The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken. Keywords: medically-dependentEIR 12(4)(d): Complaint not upheld EIR 5(1): Complaint not upheld EIR 14: Complaint upheld
Decision notice: 238829