Freedom of Information Act 2016
56Content of notice—refusing to confirm or deny existence
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56 Content of notice—refusing to confirm or deny existence of information For a decision to refuse to confirm or deny the existence of government information, the decision notice must include a statement of reasons for the decision setting out why the information, if it did exist— (a) would be contrary to the public interest information; and (b) would, or could reasonably be expected to, have a result mentioned in section 35 (1) (e) (ii). Division 5.6 Access applications for information held by other agencies or Ministers