Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Central government) [2023] UKICO 189723 (8 March 2023)


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Cite as: [2023] UKICO 189723

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

The complainant submitted a request to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), seeking details of meetings between it and the Betting & Gaming Council from January 2021 until April 2022. DCMS confirmed that it held information falling within the scope of the request but refused to disclose this relying on sections 35(1)(a) (formulation or development of government policy) and 40(2) (personal data) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 35(1)(a) applies to only some of the information which has been withheld on the basis of this exemption. However, for the information which the Commissioner accepts is exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 35(1)(a), the public interest favours maintaining this exemption. The Commissioner is also satisfied that the names of junior officials are exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 40(2) of FOIA.

FOI 35: Complaint partly upheld FOI 40: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: 189723

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