35Deciding access—how applications are decided

35 Deciding access—how applications are decided (1) The respondent decides an access application for government information by deciding— (a) to give access to the information; or (b) that the information is not held by the respondent; or (c) to refuse to give access to the information because the information is contrary to the public interest information; or (d) to refuse to deal with the application (see section 43); or (e) to refuse to confirm or deny that the information is held by the respondent because— (i) the information is contrary to the public interest (ii) doing so would, or could reasonably be expected to— (A) endanger the life or physical safety of a person; or (B) be an unreasonable limitation on a person’s rights under the Human Rights Act 2004; or (C) significantly prejudice an ongoing criminal investigation. (2) An access application may be decided in more than 1 way.