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
11 Rejected
Para 59
The Cabinet Office should also issue clearer cross-government guidance on the need to maintain public...
Recommendation
The Cabinet Office should also issue clearer cross-government guidance on the need to maintain public record to take into account the rise of private messaging systems. Finally, the Government needs to revisit its decision to exempt the Advanced Research and … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government committed to transparency and revising guidance on maintaining public records, but rejected revisiting the decision to exempt the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) from the Freedom of Information Act, as it was extensively debated and agreed to by both Houses of Parliament.
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14 Rejected
To ensure clearer lines of accountability and to aid the Freedom of Information responsibilities of...
Recommendation
To ensure clearer lines of accountability and to aid the Freedom of Information responsibilities of the Information Commissioner’s Office, the Government should consider how to better align departmental policy responsibility and financial responsibility for the Information Commissioner’s Office’s Freedom of … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government believes the current governance structure helps to avoid any perception that there is a potential conflict of interest with FOI policy and declines to change departmental policy or financial responsibility.
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