However, most exemptions are not absolute but require you to apply a public interest test. This may be, for example, information you receive from the security services, which is covered by an absolute exemption. You can automatically withhold information because an exemption applies only if the exemption is ‘absolute’. There is also an exemption for personal data if releasing it would be contrary to the UK General Data Protection Regulation (the UK GDPR) or the Data Protection Act 2018 (the DPA2018). Other exemptions are based on the harm that would arise or would be likely arise from disclosure, for example, if disclosure would be likely to prejudice a criminal investigation or prejudice someone’s commercial interests. Some exemptions relate to a particular type of information, for instance, information relating to government policy. In some cases it will allow you to refuse to confirm or deny whether you hold information. In addition, the Freedom of Information Act contains a number of exemptions that allow you to withhold information from a requester. The request repeats a previous request from the same person.It would cost too much or take too much staff time to deal with the request.
You can refuse an entire request under the following circumstances: In some cases, there will be a good reason why you should not make public some or all of the information requested. However, this does not mean you are always obliged to provide the information. A requester may ask for any information that is held by a public authority.
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