Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department conducted an (a) impact assessment and (b) internal review of the effect of the transfer of responsibility for freedom of information to the Cabinet Office prior to that transfer.

Dominic Raab

It is for the Prime Minister to decide on the overall organisation of the executive. The implications of transferring responsibility for the Freedom of Information Act to the Cabinet Office were considered prior to this change taking effect. A formal impact assessment was not necessary.