Select Committee · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

The Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Clearing House

Status: Closed Opened: 29 Jun 2021 Closed: 20 Oct 2022 4 recommendations 10 conclusions 1 report

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee is holding an inquiry into the Cabinet Office’s implementation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Ninth Report - The Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Cl… HC 505 29 Apr 2022 14 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
3 Conclusion Ninth Report - The Cabinet Office Freed… Accepted

It is disappointing that the Cabinet Office rejected the Information Commissioner’s Office’s offer to undertake...

It is disappointing that the Cabinet Office rejected the Information Commissioner’s Office’s offer to undertake a Freedom of Information Audit, and we are concerned both by this refusal itself and by the precedent this may set across Government. The Cabinet Office’s decision was misjudged given the Information Commissioner’s Office’s Freedom …

Government response. The government defends its decision to conduct an internal review of FOI handling, citing the Information Commissioner's Office's statistics on FOI compliance and stating that the internal review will provide further reassurance about the nature and role as well as …

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
25 Nov 2021 Andrew White · Information Commissioner's Office, Elizabeth Denham CBE · Information Commissioner's Office View ↗
26 Oct 2021 Dr Ben Worthy · Birkbeck, University of London, Dr Mária Žuffová · European University Institute, Gavin Freeguard · Connected by Data, Jenna Corderoy · Open Democracy, Martin Rosenbaum, Mr George Greenwood · The Times and Sunday Times View ↗

Correspondence

9 letters
DateDirectionTitle
28 Jun 2022 To cttee Letter from Lord True CBE, Minister of State, Cabinet Office on the Cabinet Off…
28 Jun 2022 To cttee Letter from John Edwards, UK Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner…
8 Jun 2022 From cttee Letter to Jonathan Edwards, Information Commissioner on the Cabinet Office Free…
8 Jun 2022 From cttee Letter to Sue Langley OBE, Lead Non-Executive Director, Home Office on the Cabi…
17 May 2022 To cttee Letter from Lord True, Minister of State, Cabinet Office on the PACAC inquiry i…
8 Feb 2022 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster on C…
14 Dec 2021 Correspondence from James Dipple-Johnstone on The Cabinet Office Freedom of Inf…
7 Sep 2021 To cttee Letter from Chloe Smith MP, Minister of State for the Constitution and Devoluti…
29 Jun 2021 From cttee Letter to Navendu Mishra MP on Cabinet Office Clearing House Judgement, dated 2…