Cabinet Office v The Information Commissioner: [2025] UKUT 114 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge West on 28 March 2025
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Judicial Summary
Judicial Summary: Information Rights - Home Secretary accepting position as strategic adviser with California-based global communications company before seeking advice from the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (“ACOBA”) - allegation that she did not approach ACOBA for advice on appointment until month after she had started role - alleged breach of Ministerial Code – s.36 FOIA exemption – whether public interest in maintaining exemption outweighing public interest in disclosure – appeal allowed and decision remade - Cabinet Office correctly applied s.36(2)(b)(i) and (ii) to withheld information, but public interest balance favoured disclosure of the information - Cabinet Office required to disclose withheld information to complainant, with all names redacted except the three individuals specified within 35 days