FOI/202300383164 · FOI · partially withheld
WhatsApp messages relating to council tax freeze: FOI release
Information requested
Under FOISA please provide all whatsapps messages sent and received by a) Ministers, b) Special Advisers, and c) Senior Civil Servants, between the dates 10/10/23 and 23/10/23 regarding Council Tax and the Council Tax Freeze
Response
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 an exemption(s) under section 30(b)(i) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why that exemption(s) applies are explained in the Annex. About FOI
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Information requested Under FOISA please provide all whatsapps messages sent and received by a) Ministers, b) Special Advisers, and c) Senior Civil Servants, between the dates 10/10/23 and 23/10/23 regarding Council Tax and the Council Tax Freeze Response 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 an exemption(s) under section 30(b)(i) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why that exemption(s) applies are explained in the Annex.