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Government Departments: Freedom of Information

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 14 April 2026UIN 122722

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Freedom of Information policy team has given guidance to departments on the use of the mosaic justification.

Answered by Chris Ward

The Cabinet Office has not issued Freedom of Information guidance to government departments on the ‘mosaic effect’.

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