Documents considered by IPSA as part of its 2016 ERG Pooled Services assurance review

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IPSA undertook its original ERG Pooled Services assurance review in 2016 with a follow-up in 2017. The materials which were scrutinised are published in the FOI Disclosure Log.

There are two separate links, one for each year, and clicking on both will download a .zip folder containing the documents.

This information is therefore subject to a Refusal Notice under section 21 of FOIA. This exemption applies because it is reasonably accessible by other means.

IPSA is currently undergoing another assurance review of materials from 2019 onwards. Information relating to this review is subject to a Refusal Notice under section 22(1) of FOIA.

This exemption applies because the information is intended for future publication. Section 22(1) is a qualified exemption which requires us to consider the public interest test. While I can understand the interest in wanting to understand the materials which are produced by the ERG, I find that, because the assurance review is ongoing, disclosure at this point may be detrimental to this process. In addition, because the material will be published once the review is concluded I find the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosure.