Jenna Corderoy v The Information Commissioner & Anor

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CourtFirst-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber)
JudgeTRIBUNAL MEMBER RAZ EDWARDS
Judgment Date06 February 2024
Neutral Citation[2024] UKFTT 105 (GRC)
Date06 February 2024
Year2024
CounselMr . Henderson,For
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.  "    = "&(*(.    "&+
   &  ! &  7
-9  "4 + &" 
&!++  ' A  !5 
 " :+%     "
%"!+
)    ,  , B ,B
    &  +%!      "  &%
"4   &,"   
!%+ , "9
++"&5
!@',
0     5!  8 +  @5 
" ""  .(*(  @5 " &%
C% D9  / #  . (*(  5!
&%!1"'+.
(*(9 & !   5 + /
5/ " & "   A  52;
!  +   " " !  5!  &
+5!8%5+
/5!!5!
&!-&"
.
6 .*(*(E%'+&%F
5  &  5 + ! + 
5!
= "&  +  "      &!    E  5  "
!    /  !!    !  +    5!      +
+  ' !  *   + 
@ (*((5E!"9
-!/'"8!+
? (?(*((/9"9!G/H
5%
A
; ;(*("+!7
G  8  7  +! +"9 +" ? 
(*(%7
          ""   &%   
"  %  /  /    "4+4    
@55!"""
(  ,   "" &
"  %        /  
"4+4        4@5  5!    "
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C"!"""
8!"!H
*  " #   = $% (*(   "
+" " +"  (9 ()9
.9.09.6(&9 & 9  )*( 5 
&!.0
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 !""'5!" #!
.0()
0
(           ?  "&  (*((    ""
+ .9.0  .6""
     !!       &
+"
Section 31(1)(a)
. ""E&%" #
&+%8!
5!+
!"&""
"E,"
!-EG9
+&H89
&%!!+
"8+
"5%""" &
"","!!
&"%'/5 #9!
"%+/
) !&+59
""8!
%"!"!!+
@55!!!&!
&%+&+""
5%&&
,"
Section 35
0 .0&%" #+
++%+"5"
1+%B'"%/!9"9!B
%+",+
5!5+"9"++
+1'9""-
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.0!!&&9
""99++
!&%
Section 36
6 ""-"%
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+"5"5-
(..  "" !     
&++85 //  !"
%8!+/
(.)   ""    !          ()  
    1!!!      %    ,"    &
'
(.0 "+95#
&
(.6   ""    !      "  +    &
&%
!!+@55!
%    %  " # 
/
")B=
Section 31(1)
() ""&"5
  22          &    "
%4  #      /9      +    !2-  
=
5!8%,%&+
7 "   +  +"   
&8%E5+"9!&%
!    "      &    "E  5  
  &  " %  5
+92"8!+

(0 ""  !  52; 89 
K + +" +   "&%K9 K7 ,K
      +"        8%    &  +  
++7+"
 + 2"8!  &
"%9"A&%
8,
Section 35(1)(a)
(6     "          +  ,"  
&9+ 5 "+ 
79BK5K
Sections 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii)
(= C8 &+"+ 
79    K  7      "  %
%5957
&E2"K5KL"+79
!!+5!5%"5
The public interest test
(? ""  &"!
,"    &        &  &    
5! E   5   + "  
!-  &      "!  -%    K5K
%" ! B   +5"
&&!&%+9
5 5    "  + +8,! +
59  5 5  5! ! A   &%
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(;             &%        ""
&"
(; %&
!!9  !5    5"  +  "      &  "
!"L
(;( 7+!%&E5+
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   +  + 4 5 +  !A
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=(()==
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 +   / & +"
!!+@55!
.. "9 =$%(*(9//& 5 
%  &! !  &%(*(9 
&B8I5"G+H9
 "  "  & +  9 "9 !
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+ ( (6+ 00 " -
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(
.6 ()%     " 
"5! !"&+9 +%5%
&M%        @5  5!      "     +" 
&5!%  &"&5 &%
( %59 & + +"+ " 
" +  +   % "! 
%
.= )*(&"%%+E
 #95 ""& +  &   
 &@55!
Section 31(1)
.? +".
&&%
  5  +"      -      89  &  
  "  &%      %          "!  
          ""    2
"8!  8% &+  
8+
Sections 35(2)(a) and 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii)
.; " #!""'
Public interest in relation to section 35(1)(a) and 36(2)
)*  " #      " &  
% &% !%  !9  
+!+!2-+
  @5  5!9       ,  +      &! 
&"!%%/59"
&!
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&"%!"%2
 "5E 5" E!"
+   "% +   "  
 +" ,9 ,  %  !
  !-%      &        +  
+"
)(       !-  &      5!  E    
5+"9"!-%
!!  %  2"8!    5"  +  %9    
!    +    +    +    +8  ,!  +  59
%   % 55!   " # &" 
    2      !  &    
!!&!-+"9
,+ & %&,
&  ,5%      "9              &
" " &%9    &   "!
,"8
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0?  ," E & 1C   &8% ' "
 E "&&      
!-8+E&%"
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  E  9  + &  " "
&%,"
Section 35(1)(a) FOIA
0; .0 5+
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  +"    &%    !5"  "  R    ,"
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6*  .0   2& ,"E     &
& +   & !!    & ," 
&" +9 "+ 9&
  "!  ," ! &  
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6   &    ,  GH  
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*    ,  4,  4 N(*0O    (0  
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//GH""&
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6( 7+%2"8!15'
!"+&&!9
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9,17CN(*?O:S:6=
6.   &  "! +    7  
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2  &   0=    ,  ,  6@  1
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G@H    !  =0525      5   7C  
%1    1  *   N(**?O  @C
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:  &  ,    "  5   DEFRA v Information
Commissioner and Badger Trust N(*)O:S:0(6N=0O9
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 &% 5! &  & & &% 
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+5+
=6 %   ! !! 9 "&
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8!  /"       
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        !5"  "    
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+          8!          
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,"+8%"E
(; .0 +  9   Lewis   9
    5 +  7-'
9&&5&%$
 !  8% 5 !
?
A   % 5  
  "&% 7- +  8%! A
.6(7
&
.*$N6;O 2&'
  "      -  +    5  +9  
  +  G  7%  +    5  &  +  
!"+! ,+ H8 
N6?O ""5! ,+
5+9"7-
' &A"+ !5
%      +    %   &        "8   
E!"   .6( 3     Malnick N(;O 
E!"  $'    Lewis  7%  
"+&+7-'
!!7-%
      "8    "    79    &  
  .6    &'  8           ' 
  &5% &   + +
E8%I8%!
  - &%  $ 5 C
8!    +  !  
 + ,    + ,+
 Lewis 9  &          +"    5  +  
-H
Section 36
6? .65"
G.6/EA5+&A
Q
+"&%!5""R
,"+"&%5+.09
R
(+"    ,"+"
+9&+7-9+
+"R
;
&9&8%9&Q
++85+59
    +    +8  ,!  +  5  +      +
&9
RH
6;     +    &          7-  '  J/' 
  % +   E4&   &
8%    &9 &   !  & A
"+*19@N(*?O:S:
=(9N(*?O(;!(?2(;)=
=* &,"
7=D
Skeleton argument of the appellant
Section 31(1)(a)
= &5+"7&
+    %  8!          +  
9  +
5!  7   !% 8% 5   &

Section 35(1)(a)
=(  B5 %   (*((  % +" 
5"
Section 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii)
=.   "  %  /  /      /  ""
" 8 5+ 9 + +"
& +  +85  % !
!+
Section 24
=)   &"     ,"!   ()
 7-,"9 "&
!"+5+
(*
The public interest
=0 +!
=0   %!
!+@55!9%
5!   + "    &  
 %+     5!  &
!+!
=0(    & 
" #   /  8 +
5  "      8  +  5  +    
5
=0.    !    + "
!    9      "  "    5  
!"!
=0)   % % "
#     / 59
%5"!.(*(
=00   2/%  /"% 
  +        /  &
+"!!+5!
=06  !5"  &5  %  
    9    &  +    /9  "9
!B(*(""
Information in the public domain
=6 8%++"
&"9&
Skeleton argument of the Home O%ce
Application of sections 21(1), 24(1) and 40(2)
==  -"! +
(+" &% & 3   +"
N)6T.O(6+00"9=$%(*(
      %        "      +    +
"TT*2+!'"&++
 N.=(94(0O
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=? +)*(&!
=;    !  + () 3 
%N)=TT)2=O!'"N.=(2.=.94(02(6
TT(20O    "        ,"      2
!!  "  5!  "%  %    "  
+"  ,+  "  5% + %
5%  &M%        @5  5!      "      
+" % &" 
&&9!
&%!,"
Application of section 31(1)
?*  +" %  "!
&  ""   "8!
 C  + +     5!9
" +     ! + " !%
! 5  $% (*(  5   8  &
 89 5 $!" !+
/  %  5!   
75!    
 %&,5& & &
+!'"
 &"  &+&+   
+2
Application of sections 35(1)(a) and 36(2)(b)
? " #&"%"
Public interest in relation to sections 35(1)(a) and 36(2)
?(  +  &E ! -  + !- " 
    %  "%        "!  &    
  +  -  +"  !        +"
5","%
 5%      % 8 ! "
5E!"
?. !-&"!-%
!!  %  2"8!    5"  +  %9    
((
!    +    +    +    +8  ,!  +  59
%%55!
?) " #&"    &!
!  & !  - +"9  
,+     % &,  &
,5% "9    & ""
&%9&"!,"
8
Open written submissions from the Commissioner
?0 7&&%&%" #
"+  "   ' & 
!"
Section 31(1) FOIA
?6 +"&  "
%9  /5 #   / !  
0"
?= "" &"  9+8 ""
,+15'"
 "" &"   & 8%
A + +
++8"",&5
Section 35(1)(a) FOIA
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  "          B          "  &+
/"
Section 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii) FOIA
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,"9          !  (.  +    !'  
"
;* 8+"&
8 // ! &! "  7+
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+  E    ""  &"      8  +  +
&            %  +      "
%""
Public interest
;  "9"" 
&" #5+"
"/"&"%55+!
/"+  +  5 &  
% +"" /"
&%/"%""
Oral submissions by the appellant and the Home O%ce
;(           &  "      +  
&"  "  "-    % 
"        &"        &  8  
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Additional written submissions
;. C  8    +      &"  5    
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&   " &%""
          9      ""'  
55  ,!  9        5  ,  
A%  & "% 5 5   &+ 
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+"&8%&++85+
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+&U
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The time for assessment of the public interest balance
;6 5++=$%(*(
Section 35 – formulation or development of government policy
;= ,""
Does the withheld information relate to the formulation or development of
government policy?
;? "/!!B9
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 (?(*((5!  "-
 +" %    +" 5"+
!5"%,"+!!
Does the public interest in disclosure outweigh the public interest in maintaining the
exemption under section 35?
;; +  .0  A59 # !2
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! !5"  M  " !!
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& &  !! +  +8+  %
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89+!
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"!  5"+  % 5 +
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*( C            !  &      %  
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& %     
B9 & & + &   (*( "  &
"9    ""  !!!        
"      C            &    
%          M9  +  %9      
!      @5  5!        5"  +
!5"%
*. 5!"&
  "  ,      +"  &      9  &  
"      &% "  
+"""
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  +      %  5"    5  !    &

Section 31 – prevention and detection of crime
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Would disclosure of the withheld information be likely toprejudice the prevention
and detection of crime?
*6 C - ! 0+& & 
  0 "&(*() 5 5 ! 0
 9  !9  % 5+" 
"! 5 & E +   5 "9  
!%&"5"%5())2
(0   & " #  &%  ;
$% (*()    + !  & 5  
      "        "&  9
&E " #+%!  +!  &
5+8!
*= C"55-
58&+!0"E
-" #     %   . 
    "  C  5    9  &E  
 +  +"  " #  & & 
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*? C"+"
.    "  9      9  ""  &  
"%'5#9 "%+/
5!5"989%

*; ! " +      7  
,  +  54    @5  5!9  "  +  "      
  - 5, - 
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-,
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7            C    +"  
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+" & " &9    9  &
+5 8!  "  
 +   !  " &  C
"&%,"
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6   9     +"    %
&% 5&9        !- 8 +
E   5  +" C   
" #    " 5 8 & 
        E        E   9 
+&
=    +"  % &%5&  
/""%9  " #  5 &  % 
( % 9"&% & % 
-+"&"59
  %        &  %  5      
+"+!.,"
5&  " #, 

Does the public interest in disclosure outweigh the public interest in
maintaining the exemption under section 31?
? C     ,"% !- &  
E! 5   + "9    
!'&%"&
; 5!5  +"9  &5 
8  +      , +5 
  "    +9  &    !    !5    
              8%    &  +  "  !
 +"   ! 9  "& + #
%+%8%&++"%
5
(* 5  5!      -        +  
+" %  +% " 8 + 
+"&!+ %    ! 
  +              -    &
  ! +"    5  
5%!-&5!5+%"
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( C    ! &  % 
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&%!+ E5( (*(
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(( C            -  &      %  
  +%  &// 
  8    +    !    5!9        +  %
5//!58
(. C            -  &      %  
   + %  & /  "
%" #&"!,+
!+5
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%  % "   /&%   &+ +
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! 5!9 %"  % 
1"++!!+"5!"
! 58 /+ +
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(0 C&&+&
&4""%'  
 !  &+ /9 "9!
B(*(
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  &5 9   % " 
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        5!9  &          
+"%&&
+&%++"
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+&  &%  &9 :
&  $!  $&  !    !  .*  + 7A  1
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+!%9!5 "     
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&59&   +"   .
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+"  "! 8 +" +" + 
  "8!        %        +"9
&+9
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&""+"+&"4
4   +" / 4 & " +" 
" %  5 &59 " +  +" 
"%&"
.0  !+ 9!   5% &  
% &% 5 "9 &
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        &%    9      +"
%5&  &"  ! + %
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.6 I89+&59-&
  "!  ," ! &  
++"
Section 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii)
In the reasonable opinion of a quali/ed person, would disclosure of the
information or would disclosure of the information be likely to inhibit the free
and frank provision of advice, or the free and frank exchange of views for the
purposes of deliberation?
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.; 5!  5      +"    5!    
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!    &      !    +"
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0*                     &5%
&,"!!
Does the public interest in disclosure outweigh the public interest in maintaining the
exemption under section 36(2)(b)(i) or (ii)?
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5!!!&5
& E!+ +8,!
+5&E!++85
+5
0(  "% +  !  &   "!
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+&
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                &  8%    &
&  E   5%9 ,  +7% + 
&E  !  !5  !
+7-"+5
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&  +      +    7-    &5  
8+-!"++
        9      -!      
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+%+""8&
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00 5!        "9    -      
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5    89    "9 +  !
AE! ++8 5+59 +
+8,!+5++&
0= C8 5%!&5! !
A      "      +          5
5      +%  ,!  5    !5  +8  5  
&,"9 8%9 5%!
&"!,"
0? "+&9"+5+
5  %  &      &59        "      
!+
0; C    ! &  % 
&%  ! + 9 ! +
!5 " C   
 @5 5!9   &  
&%!+ E5( (*(
"+&&
"
6* C            -  &      %  
  +%  &// 
  8    +    !    5!9        +  %
5//!58
6 C            -  &      %  
   + %  & /  "
%"#&"!,+
!+5
6( C            -  &        
%  % "   /&%   &+ +
"%   A   !  +"
! 5!9 %"  % 
1"++!!+"5!"
! 58 /+ +
H
.6
6. C&&+&
&4""%'  
 !  &+ /9 "9!
B(*(
6) +&%&%
  &5 9   % " 
&          +      +"  
        5!9  &          
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+&%++"
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/   " " 5 +"  
8 &% /   %  +   5
"+"&%" #%"
,  &!  & &%4&%

=(  E 59   59 5   % !
                 (*((9    E 
5%!$(*(C8++
      8      5  "      E  5  
-%+2"8!!%+
 &+5!9  +!
  +9  $% (*(9%   " 
  &  8%    &  !-%    &%  
%      + 9    &
!,"!
+"  "! 8 +" +" + 
  "8!        %        +"9
&+9
=. !-"++"%
&""+"+&"4
+"/4"%
.?
=)  !+ 9!   5% &  
% &% 5 "9 &
    +    -  +"      &  +  
-+  +"  " ! 
        &%    9      +"
%5&  &"  ! + %
!E5++5!
=0 I89+&59-&
  "!  ," ! &  
++"
Section 24
=6         "  C      ,"  +  
"9  5        +"9    7  +      +
+!!  %C  5! 5  ,
+"+"8
%,"+!!
==  +"   " 
@5V! +"    & "%59
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