22Cabinet information and proceedings

#### 22 Cabinet information and proceedings 22 Cabinet information and proceedings > > (1) This Act does not enable the Ombudsman— > > > > > (a) to require any person— > > > > > > > (i) to give any statement of information, > > > > > > > (ii) to produce any document or other thing, > > > > > > > (iii) to give a copy of any document, or > > > > > > > (iv) to answer any question, > > > > > > which relates to information that is Cabinet information under the [Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-052) or to confidential proceedings of Cabinet or any committee of Cabinet, or > > > > > (b) to inspect any document or thing which so relates. > > > (2) For the purposes of this section, a certificate of the Secretary or General Counsel of the Cabinet Office that— > > > > > (a) information is Cabinet information under the [Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-052), or > > > > > (b) any information, document, thing or question relates to confidential proceedings of Cabinet or of a committee of Cabinet, > > > > is conclusive of that fact. > > **s 22:** Am 1983 No 189, Sch 2 (6); 1989 No 226, Sch 1; 1993 No 37, Sch 1 (4); 2009 No 54, Sch 2.33 \[2\] \[3\]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.66 \[1\]; 2023 No 35, Sch 4.30.