House of Commons
| Case Outcome | Complaint not upheld |
| Subject Matter | Central government |
| Court | Information Commissioner (UK) |
| Record Number | IC-269654-W8Y7 |
| Date | 13 March 2024 |
| Respondent | House of Commons |
Reference: IC-269654-W8Y7
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Date:
13 March 2024
Public Authority:
House of Commons
Address:
London
SW1A 0AA
Decision (including any steps ordered)
1. The complainant has requested information about the Culture, Media
and Sport Committee’s decision to write to broadcasters and social
media platforms in the wake of allegations about Russell Brand. The
House of Commons (HoC) would neither confirm nor deny that it held
information falling within scope of the request, citing section 34(2)
(Parliamentary privilege) of FOIA. It issued a certificate under section
34(3) confirming that the exemption applied.
2. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 34(2) of FOIA was correctly
applied.
3. The Commissioner does not require further steps as a result of this
decision.
Request and response
4. On 25 September 2023, the complainant wrote to the Culture, Media
and Sport Committee (a select committee of the HoC) and requested
information in the following terms:
“I am sending this request under the Freedom of Information Act to
ask for the following information:
All materials relating to your decision to write letters to various
organisations, in the wake of the allegations against Russell Brand
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