36 Prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (2000 c 36) | Legislation

36  Prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs

(1)     This section applies to—

(a)     information which is held by a government department or by [the Welsh Assembly Government] and is not exempt information by virtue of section 35, and

(b)     information which is held by any other public authority.

(2)     Information to which this section applies is exempt information if, in the reasonable opinion of a qualified person, disclosure of the information under this Act—

(a)     would, or would be likely to, prejudice—

(i)     the maintenance of the convention of the collective responsibility of Ministers of the Crown, or

(ii)     the work of the Executive Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly, or

[(iii)     the work of the Cabinet of the Welsh Assembly Government],

(b)     would, or would be likely to, inhibit—

(i)     the free and frank provision of advice, or

(ii)     the free and frank exchange of views for the purposes of deliberation, or

(c)     would otherwise prejudice, or would be likely otherwise to prejudice, the effective conduct of public affairs.

(3)     The duty to confirm or deny does not arise in relation to information to which this section applies (or would apply if held by

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