Ninth Report - The Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Clearing House

Select Committee
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee HC 505 29 April 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 14 items (7 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 14 of 14 classified)
Accepted 4
Acknowledged 4
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 2
Rejected 2
Clear

Recommendations

2 results
5 Not Addressed
Para 30
The Cabinet Office should accept the Information Commissioner’s offer to undertake its proposed audit to...
Recommendation
The Cabinet Office should accept the Information Commissioner’s offer to undertake its proposed audit to reassure the public that the Government’s approach to Freedom of The Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Clearing House 25 Information requests is compliant with the … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government states its full commitment to transparency but does not address the Information Commissioner's offer to undertake an audit. The response then discusses FOI request statistics, online transparency, and ARIA's exemption from the FOI Act.
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6 Not Addressed
The Cabinet Office should produce and publish an action plan in response to the findings...
Recommendation
The Cabinet Office should produce and publish an action plan in response to the findings of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s audit, and provide it to this Committee no later than the end of this year. (Paragraph 31) The Cabinet Office’s … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government states it is fully committed to transparency and routinely discloses information well beyond its FOI obligations, and releases more proactive publications than ever before. They state they have no plans to revisit the ARIA decision.
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