Cabinet Office

The complainant submitted a request to the Cabinet Office seeking correspondence sent and received by Catherine Little (Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office) concerning the appointment of Jess Sargeant. The Cabinet Office confirmed that it held information but considered this to be exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 40(2) (personal data) and 36(2)(c) (effective conduct of public affairs).  The Commissioner’s decision is that the withheld information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 40(2) of FOIA.