Gabriel Webber v Information Commissioner The Cabinet Office ( : Freedom of Information Act 2000) [2017] UKFTT 2017_0093 (GRC) (08 September 2017)

Gabriel Webber v Information Commissioner The Cabinet Office ( : Freedom of Information Act 2000) [2017] UKFTT 2017_0093 (GRC) (08 September 2017)

The Tribunal determined whether the exemptions claimed by the Cabinet Office under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 were valid and whether the public interest in disclosure outweighed the interest in maintaining the exemption.

Citation
[2017] UKFTT 2017_0093 (GRC)
Parties
Applicant: Gabriel Webber; Respondent: Information Commissioner; Interested Party: The Cabinet Office
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
08 September 2017
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Appeal / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Freedom of Information, Public Access to Information
Information Law Administrative Law Freedom of Information Public Access to Information

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Parties

Gabriel Webber

Applicant

Information Commissioner

Respondent

The Cabinet Office

Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Appeal / First Tier Tribunal Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Cabinet Office was correct to withhold information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal determined whether the exemptions claimed by the Cabinet Office under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 were valid and whether the public interest in disclosure outweighed the interest in maintaining the exemption.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed