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exemptions freedom information act

The exemptions in Part II of the Freedom of Information Act apply to information. … Nor do you have to identify all the exemptions that may apply to the same information, if you are content that one applies.

You can automatically withhold information because an exemption applies only if the exemption is ‘absolute.

Useless eh!

See https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-freedom-of-information/refusing-a-request/

For arequest to be dealt with according to the Freedom of Information Act, you must:

contact the relevant authority directly; make the request in writing, for example in a letter or an email. ... give your real name; and. give an address to which the authority can reply. How to access information from a public body | ICO https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/official-information

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