The Cabinet Office v Information Commissioner and Lamb: [2016] UKUT 476 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Wikeley on 28 October 2016.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 1 December 2016

• Categories: Information rights, Tribunal procedure and practice
• Sub-categories: Information rights - Freedom of Information - exceptions, Information rights - Freedom of information - public interest test, Tribunal procedure and practice - leave/permission to appeal
• Judges: Wikeley, N
• Decision date: 28 October 2016

Read the full decision in GIA/2132/2016.

Judicial Summary

FOIA qualified exemption – section 35(1)(a) formulation and development of policy – crystallisation of policy – chilling effect and candour argument – no arguable error of law – Chilcot Inquiry panel composition – stay on effect of FTT decision.

Published 1 December 2016