Summary of Funds Spent on 'Cost of Living Crisis' Advertising

The request was partially successful.

Dear Cabinet Office,

Please supply a total amount for the spend on advertising (TV/Social Media/print media/leaflets/direct mail et al) surrounding the cost of living crisis (e.g. Help for Households campaign)

Yours faithfully,

Guy Wall

Cabinet Office FOI Team,

Our ref: FOI2022/17524

Dear Guy Wall,

Thank you for your request for information which was received on 7th
December. Your request is being handled under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 ('the Act').

The Act requires that a response must be given promptly, and in any event
within 20 working days. We will therefore aim to reply at the latest by
10th January.

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

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office FOI Team,

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Dear Guy Wall,

Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information
request (reference FOI2022/17524).

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

Cabinet Office

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 'Summary of Funds Spent on 'Cost of Living Crisis' Advertising'.

As you may be aware, ICO guidance states that the authority is obliged to conduct a public interest test when applying a Section 22 exemption (see https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisatio...).
I am requesting an internal review of my request. If the exemption is upheld, please provide details of the public interest test and how its conclusion was arrived at.

Can you please confirm that there will be sufficient granularity to the publicly data for individuals to identify the spend on the specific advertising messaging relating to the 'Cost of Living crisis' and that the data will not simply be supplied 'rolled up' will all other media advertising?

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

Yours faithfully,

Guy Wall

Cabinet Office FOI Team,

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Dear Guy Wall,

Please find attached our response to your request for an Internal Review
(reference IR2023/00561).

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team