Annex A – FOI18- 2104 – Public Interest Test
FOI18-2104
Whistleblowing hotline, Speak Out
Date:
5 October 2018
FOI Act 2000 – Section 22: Information intended for future publication
Factors supporting disclosure
Factors supporting non-disclosure
HS2 Ltd regularly publishes policies on
our website
https://www.hs2.org.uk
Statutory responsibility to
Details of the whistleblowing hotline,
release information to the
Speak Out, will be published shortly
.
public in a timely manner as
outlined in HS2 Ltd's
As the information is of interest to the
publication scheme.
wider public it is important it can be
accessed simultaneously by the general
public rather than piecemeal by
The public interest in
disclosure to a small number of
whistleblowing and the
individuals under the FOIA. Therefore it
detection of crime and fraud
is in the wider interest that the same
which should be available not
information is accessible to the wider
just to staff but also to
public by adhering to the publication
members of the public.
schedule.
Once published on the HS2 website this
information will be freely and easily
available to the public.
Conclusion:
The information requested will be published in due course and will be freely available to
the public through the usual channels such as the gov.uk website. Section 22 of the Act
can be considered.
As the information is of interest to the wider public it is important it can be accessed
simultaneously by the general public rather than piecemeal.
For these reasons we believe section 22 applies and the reasons against disclosure
outweigh the public interest in releasing information early.