Mr Graeme Amis
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Date as email
Dear Mr Amis
FOI-20-3605
Thank you for your information request of 20 March 2020. Your request has been considered
under the Freedom of Information (‘FOI’) Act 2000 (‘the Act’).
In your email you requested the following information:
Under the FOI act, please provide the reasons for each specific redaction in the
published Board Minutes from the second half of 2019.
I am very happy for you to provide the redacted material if for example you find you
have redacted these minutes in error. But please note that I am requesting not the
redacted material but the reasons for the redactions. Thus, providing the reasons for
these redactions should not engage any exemptions.
RESPONSE
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ('the Act'), you have the right to:
• know whether we hold the information you requested
• be provided with that information (subject to any exemptions under the Act which
may apply).
I can confirm that HS2 Ltd holds the information that you have requested. Please see
attached
Annex A. Within the documents the following exemptions are indicated by their
section numbers.
Section 31of the Act – Law Enforcement
Section 36 of the Act – Prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs
Section 40 of the Act – Personal Data
Section 41 of the Act – Information provided in confidence
Section 42 of the Act - Legal professional privilege
Section 43 of the Act – Commercial interests
Right to Review
If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your request or with the decisions made in
relation to your request, you may complain in writing to HS2 Ltd at the address below. Please
also see attached details of HS2 Ltd’s complaints procedure and your right to complain to the
Information Commissioner.
Please remember to quote reference number
FOI-20-3605 in any future communication
relating to this request.
Yours sincerely
Carl Bird
Briefings, Correspondence and FOI Manager
High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
Your right to complain to HS2 Ltd and the Information Commissioner
You have the right to complain to HS2 Ltd within two calendar months of the date of this letter
about the way in which your request for information was handled and/or about the decision
not to disclose all or part of the information requested.
Your complaint will be acknowledged, and you will be advised of a target date by which to
expect a response. Initially your complaint will be re-considered by the official who dealt with
your request for information. If, after careful consideration, that official decides that his/her
decision was correct, your complaint will automatically be referred to a senior independent
official who will conduct a further review. You will be advised of the outcome of your complaint
and if a decision is taken to disclose information originally withheld this will be done as soon as
possible.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF