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      This is an appeal against the Decision Notice of the Commissioner ("the Commissioner"), referenced IC-273298-P0G6, dated 23 rd July 2024.
      On 10 th June 2023, the Appellant wrote a lengthy email to the Cabinet Office in which he made a request for information (request reference FOI2023/09292). That email listed 16 specific requests, which were as follows:
In each case I shall state the subject-matter and the request is for all recorded information which comprises, records or relates to it. I have indicated the source of my belief that information may be held.
[Refer to Cabinet Office Letter of 09.01.23, saying "although the DCMS acts as the ICO's sponsor...the ICO is operationally independent of government in its day-to-day decisions" and "the Cabinet Officer [has] responsibility for freedom of information policy".]
Considering or deciding whether the following were matters of FOIA policy or operational matters: (1) the wording of Guidance or (2) the history and or motivation behind the adoption of a principle of delegability of the QP function or (3) the obligation of pubic and civil servants to apply and follow the law as laid down by Parliament, seeking professional advice in case of any doubt.
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