Cabinet Office v The Information Commissioner: [2025] UKUT 114 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge West on 28 March 2025
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Judicial Summary
Judicial Summary: Information Rights - Home Secretary accepting position as strategic adviser with California-based global communications company before seeking advice from the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (鈥淎COBA鈥�) - allegation that she did not approach ACOBA for advice on appointment until month after she had started role - alleged breach of Ministerial Code 鈥� s.36 FOIA exemption 鈥� whether public interest in maintaining exemption outweighing public interest in disclosure 鈥� appeal allowed and decision remade - Cabinet Office correctly applied s.36(2)(b)(i) and (ii) to withheld information, but public interest balance favoured disclosure of the information - Cabinet Office required to disclose withheld information to complainant, with all names redacted except the three individuals specified within 35 days