Exemptions - Freedom of Information Act 2000

List of exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

A.    Exemptions where the public interest test applies:
 
s22     Information intended for future publication
s24     National security
s26     Defence
s27     International relations
s28     Relations within the United Kingdom
s29     The economy
s30     Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities
s31     Law enforcement
s33     Audit functions
s35     Formulation of government policy, etc.
s36     Prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs (except information held by the House of Commons or the House of Lords)
s37     Communications with Her Majesty, etc., and honours
s38     Health and safety
s39     Environmental information
s40     Personal information (Only where the information concerns a third party and a s.10 notice under the Data Protection Act 1998 applies to that information)
s42     Legal professional privilege
s43     Commercial interests

B.     The absolute exemptions
 
If these exemptions apply it is not necessary to go on to consider whether the disclosure is in the public interest.
 
s21     Information accessible to applicants by other means
s23     Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security
s32     Court records, etc
s34     Parliamentary
s36     Prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs (only applies to information held by the House of Commons or the House of Lords)
s40     Personal information (where the applicant is the subject of the information)
s41    Information provided in confidence
s44     Prohibitions on disclosure where a disclosure is prohibited by an enactment or would constitute contempt of court