Are there any exemptions that allow GCC to refuse to supply information?

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What this means for our contractors
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Are there any exemptions that allow GCC to refuse to supply information?
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Could information I supply to GCC be protected (confidentiality clause in contracts) or providing the information in confidence?

Exemptions

Freedom of Information (FOI) provides for two types of exemption; absolute and qualified. Where information is covered by an absolute exemption, GCC may refuse to release the information and, in some cases, can refuse to confirm or deny whether we hold the information.

Where qualified exemptions apply, GCC has to undertake a public interest test to decide whether it is in the public interest to disclose or withhold it. The public interest in withholding the information must outweigh the public interest in releasing it.

The Information Commissioner has produced some guidance on the exemptions that can be applied under Freedom of Information legislation.

Last reviewed: 16/08/2023

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