Department for Business & Trade (DBT)
- Date 12 August 2025
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 36(2)(b)(i): Not upheld, FOI 36(2)(b)(ii): Not upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to the considerations made towards pay and allowances for dog handlers. The Office for the Pay Body Review Bodies (OPBR) – acting on behalf of the Prison Service Pay Review Body - withheld the information and cited sections 36(2)(b)(i) & (ii) as its basis for doing so.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the OPBR was entitled to withhold the information under sections 36(2)(b)(i) & (ii) of FOIA.
The Commissioner does not require further steps.