Dominic Cummings' diary (January - March 2020)

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Dear Cabinet Office,

I wish to see full copies of Dominic Cummings' diary appointments from January through to March 2020.

Yours faithfully,

Joseph Lloyd

FOI Team Mailbox, Cabinet Office

CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE:  FOI2020/08440 

Dear Joseph Lloyd

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on
23/6/2020 and we are considering if it is appropriate to deal with under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

This email is just a short acknowledgement of your request.

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Yours sincerely,

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Cabinet Office

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Dear FOI Team Mailbox,

Hi, this request is now delayed when can I expect a full response?

Yours sincerely,

Joseph Lloyd

FOI Team Mailbox, Cabinet Office

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Please find attached the reply to your FOI request

 

 

 

Regards

 

 

FOI Team

Room 405

70 Whitehall,

London, SW1A 2AS

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Dear Cabinet Office,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Cabinet Office's handling of my FOI request 'Dominic Cummings' diary (January - March 2020)'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...

Yours faithfully,

Joseph Lloyd

Cabinet Office FOI Team,

Dear Joseph Lloyd,

Thank you for your request for an internal review (reference
IR2020/14194), which was prompted by our response to your request for
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We shall endeavour to complete the internal review and respond to you
within 20 working days.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

Cabinet Office FOI Team,

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Dear Joseph Lloyd,

Please find attached our response to your request for an Internal Review
(reference IR2020/14194).

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

Cabinet Office

FOI Team Mailbox, Cabinet Office

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Dear Mr Lloyd,
Please find attached a letter in regards to your FOI request which was the
subject of an ICO Decision Notice, reference IC-71150-B0L7.
Regards
Cabinet Office FOI Team

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IC-71150-B0L7

https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-tak...

'107. ...Were such an entry to record the details of that meeting and what was discussed (or scheduled to be discussed) then that would be a different matter and the Commissioner would agree that the disclosure of such information could be considered to be potentially sensitive and could act to inhibit the free and frank provision of advice and views by special advisers in future.

108. If the withheld information was of this nature then there would be strong public interest grounds for maintaining the exemption to the same. However, the withheld information does not contain or reveal such detail.

109. Nor is the Commissioner persuaded by the Cabinet Office arguments as to a chilling effect.

113. However, the Commissioner considers that the withheld information also carries a further and more compelling public interest in disclosure, in that it would provide the public with an important and valuable insight into the extent to which the Government was aware of the emerging threat from Covid-19 in the early months of 2020 and the actions taken to address this...

121. The Commissioner is disappointed and concerned by the blanket approach taken by the Cabinet Office towards the exemptions in this case

122. In this case the Commissioner considers that some of the information contained in the calendar entries could, and should, have een disclosed to the complainant immediately rather than being withheld under sections 35 and (in the alternative) 36.'