Maintained in “Categories”. If all or part of the request is to be refused the Exemption Tab on the form allows the exemptions to be selected and a short comment to be added to identify which part of the request this applies to.
Note Mail Template #760, S23 Related to security is the standard response for Absolute Exemptions.
Note Mail Template #761, S24 National security is the standard response for Qualified Exemptions.
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Exemptions |
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| Name | Used with |
| S22 For future publication | FOI |
| S23 Related to security | FOI |
| S24 National Security | FOI |
| S26 Defence | FOI |
| S27 International Relations | FOI |
| S28 Relations with the UK | FOI |
| S29 The economy | FOI |
| S21 Inf access by other means | FOI |
| S31 Law enforcement | FOI |
| S30 Investigations & proceedings | FOI |
| S32 Court Records | FOI |
| S33 Audit Functions | FOI |
| S34 Parliamentary privilege | FOI |
| S35 Formulation of Gvment Policy | FOI |
| S36 Prejudice to conduct affairs | FOI |
| S37 Comms with Her Majesty | FOI |
| S38 Health and safety | FOI |
| S40 Personal information | FOI |
| S41 Information given in confide | FOI |
| S42 Legal professional privilege | FOI |
| S43 Commercial Interests | FOI |
| S44 Prohibitions on disclosure | FOI |
| 13 Exempt personal data | EIR |
| 12(4)(b) Manifestly unreasonable | EIR |
| 12(4)(c) Too general | EIR |
| 12(4)(d) Unfinished Documents | EIR |
| 12(4)(e) Internal communications | EIR |
| 12(5)(a) Internal Relations | EIR |
| 12(5)(b) Effect on justice/inqui | EIR |
| 12(5)(c) Effect on IPR | EIR |
| 12(5)(d) Confidentiality of Proc | EIR |
| 12(5)(e) commercial confidential | EIR |
| 12(5)(f) Adverse effect on diclo | EIR |
| 12(5)(g) Adverse effect on envir | EIR |
| Multiple Exemptions | FOI |
| No Exemption | FOI |
| Crime and taxation | DP |
| Regulatory activity | DP |
| Publicly available information | DP |
| Disclosures required by law | DP |
| Legal advice and proceedings | DP |
| Confidential references | DP |
| Management information | DP |
| Negotiations | DP |
| Journalism literature and art | DP |
| Domestic purposes | DP |
