Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 4
4
Accepted
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Further, the Committee notes with concern the Cabinet Office’s failure to deliver on its promise...
Conclusion
Further, the Committee notes with concern the Cabinet Office’s failure to deliver on its promise of a short internal review. The Cabinet Office also missed an opportunity to expose itself to a rigorous third-party review which could have improved its own Freedom of Information operations. It is now eight months since the Cabinet Office promised its review to the Committee during which time it has failed to secure an internal reviewer or finalise Terms of Reference. This is an unacceptable delay.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government claims all FOI requests are handled on an applicant blind basis and that Clearing House's processes are compliant with legislation. It states it would be wrong for the Cabinet Office to intervene in another department's procedures and decisions.
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Government Response
The government responded to this report on 7 July 2022. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗