Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The complainant requested information about new towns. The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) refused the request under the exemptions for formulation / development of government policy (section 35), personal information (section 40(2)) and commercial interests (section 43(2)). The Commissioner’s decision is that MHCLG was entitled to withhold the requested information under section 35(1)(a) of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require MHCLG to take any further steps.