Line to take - LTT61 - Advice to Decision Makers

• FOI/EIR: FOI, EIR
• Section/Regulation: s2(1)(b), s35, s36, reg 12(1)(b), reg 12(4)(e)
• Issue: Advice to Decision Makers
• Source: Information Tribunal
• Details: Baker / DCLG (1 June 2007)
• Related Lines to Take: LTT42, [[LTT43], LTT50
• Related Documents: EA/2006/0043, Awareness Guidance 24, Awareness Guidance 25
• Contact: RM
• Date: 07/08/2007
• Policy Reference: LTT61

Line to take

The following considerations may help the weighing of the public interest test:

(i) arguments that disclosure will lead to poorer record keeping should be disregarded;

(ii) although the complexity of the issue may make the information more sensitive it may also increase the public interest in disclosure;

(iii) the fact that there is already information in the public domain explaining the decision in question does not mean there is no public interest in disclosure; and

(iv) by providing the full information behind a decision removes any suspicion of ‘spin’.