FOI/202300367606 · FOI · partially withheld
Correspondence between constitutional futures division and Equality and Human Rights Commission: FOI release
Information requested
With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and the Equality and Human Rights Commission , 1st May 2021 - date, please provide: 1. The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. 2. Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or briefings. 3. All correspondence between the Constitutional Futures Division and the Equality and Human Rights Commission, 1st May 2021 - date.
Response
1. Equality and Human Rights Commission attended meetings with staff from the Constitutional Futures Division on the following dates:
12th July 2022 19th June 2023
2/3. Most of the information you have requested is enclosed in Annex A. An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (Personal Information) applies to some of the information requested because it is personal data of a third party and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018. This exemption is not subject to the ‘public interest test’, so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. An exemption under 30 (c) applies to the information requested. The reason why this exemption applies is explained in Annex B. About FOI
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Detected exemption language
An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (Personal Information) applies to some of the information requested because it is personal data of a third party and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018. This exemption is not subject to the ‘public interest test’, so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. An exemption under 30 (c) applies to the information requested. The reason why this exemption applies is explained in Annex B.