· FOI · partially withheld
Documentation relating to the handling of the freedom of information response ref. FoI/18/02582: FOI release
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While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because exemptions under s.38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA apply to that information. The reasons why that exemption(s) applies are explained in the Annex to this letter. Reasons for not providing information An exemption under section 38(1)(a) of FOISA (personal information) applies where your name appears within the information requested because this is personal information of which you are the data subject, and so it is subject to the General Data Protection Regulation and 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 section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to the redacted information because it is personal data of a third party, i.e.