Request for information

The request was refused by Cabinet Office.

Dear Cabinet Office,

I hope you are well. Under the FOI Act, please could I request the following:

1) A copy of all correspondence (including emails) sent by Oliver Robbins, between 18 September 2017–18 December 2017, which refer to one the following:

David Davis
The ‘Withdrawal’ Agreement
The exit payment/divorce payment/‘Brexit bill’
Michel Barnier

2) A copy of all correspondence (including emails) sent by Oliver Robbins, between 16 April 2018–29 June 2018, which refer to one the following:

David Davis
The UK-EU ‘future relationship’
The ‘Chequers’ proposal
Dominic Raab
Stewart Jackson
The EU single market
Freedom of movement
Michel Barnier

Please be so kind as to confirm you have received my email.

Kind regards,
Mary Peterson

Dear Cabinet Office,

Please accept my apologies - in addition to the email I've just sent, please could I add the following caveats:

Public Interest

I believe there is a strong public interest in releasing this information since it will promote greater transparency in government and greater accountability in the conduct of those who hold public office.

The information requested is not reasonably accessible by other means to the best of my knowledge.

Commercial interests

I do not believe that any of the information I have requested is exempt from disclosure as a result of the exemption provided by section 43 of the Act.  However, should you judge that parts of the material requested would come under this exemption, I request that you redact the relevant sections and release the documents in their entirety. For example, should you believe that the identification of suppliers that may result from disclosing the invoices received would prejudice that company's commercial interests, then I request that you redact the details of the supplier from the documents you release.

Confidentiality issues

Exemptions on the 'information being provided in confidence' do not apply. The Information Commissioner advises, "information which is protected from disclosure by an obligation of confidence must have the necessary 'quality of confidence'" (Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No 2).

Where it is considered that under the FOI Act certain parts of documents requested breach confidentiality issues, I would request that these sections be redacted and the documents be released in their entirety. Redacting personal information is a common practice - It is not acceptable to refuse to release a document simply because it contains elements of personal information that could be redacted.

Data protection issues

I am not requesting personal information. Where necessary personal details may be redacted from any documents that you release.

Redacting personal information is a common practice - it is not acceptable to refuse to release a document simply because it contains elements of personal information that could be redacted.

Yours faithfully,
Mary Peterson

FOI Team Mailbox, Cabinet Office

CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE:  FOI326705

Dear MARY PETERSON

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received
on 9/8/2018 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.

When corresponding with the Cabinet Office, you may wish to be aware of
how we treat your personal Information.  This is set out in our personal
information charter, at the following
link: [1]https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati...

If you have any queries about this email, please contact the FOI team.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

 Knowledge and Information Management Unit

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

E-mail -[1][Cabinet Office request email] 

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Dear FOI Team Mailbox,

Thank you for your response. I'd like to refine my request below:

1) A copy of all correspondence (including emails) in the 'sent items' folder of the email account of Oliver Robbins, between 18 September 2017–18 December 2017, which mention the following phrases:

David Davis
The ‘Withdrawal’ Agreement
The exit payment/divorce payment/‘Brexit bill’
Michel Barnier

2) A copy of all correspondence (including emails) in the 'sent items' folder of the email account of Oliver Robbins, between 16 April 2018–29 June 2018, which refer to one the following phrases:

David Davis
The UK-EU ‘future relationship’
The ‘Chequers’ proposal
Dominic Raab
Stewart Jackson
The EU single market
Freedom of movement
Michel Barnier

Yours sincerely,

Mary Peterson

FOI Team Mailbox, Cabinet Office

CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE:  FOI326854

Dear MARY PETERSON

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received
on 11/9/2018 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.

When corresponding with the Cabinet Office, you may wish to be aware of
how we treat your personal Information.  This is set out in our personal
information charter, at the following
link: [1]https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati...

If you have any queries about this email, please contact the FOI team.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

 Knowledge and Information Management Unit

Cabinet Office

E: [2][Cabinet Office request email]

References

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FOI Team Mailbox, Cabinet Office

1 Attachment

Please find attached the reply to your FOI request

 

 

 

Regards

 

 

FOI Team

Room 405

70 Whitehall,

London, SW1A 2AS

E-mail -[1][Cabinet Office request email] 

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