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The specifi c exceptions are as follows:
information directly or indirectly supplied by or relating to a long list of security bodies and their
oversight tribunals (section 23); 300
information the withholding of which is “required for safeguarding national security” (section 24) or
the disclosure of which would prejudice defence (section 26);
information the disclosure of which would, or would be likely, to prejudice relations with other States
or international bodies or the interests of the United Kingdom abroad, or which was supplied in
confi dence by another State or inter-governmental body (section 27);
information the disclosure of which would, or would be likely, to prejudice relations between different
administrations within the United Kingdom (section 28);
information the disclosure of which would, or would be likely, to prejudice the economic interests of
the United Kingdom or the fi nancial interests of the government (section 29);
information the disclosure of which would, or would be likely, to prejudice criminal investigations
(section 30);
information the disclosure of which would, or would be likely, to prejudice the detection, prevention
or prosecution of crime or the administration of justice generally (section 31);
court records (section 32);
information the disclosure of which would, or would be likely, to prejudice audit functions or the
examination of the effectiveness of public bodies (section 33);
information covered by parliamentary privilege (section 34);
information relating to the formulation of government policy or ministerial communications; this
ceases to apply to statistical information, but not other information, once the policy has been adopted
(section 35);
information the disclosure of which would, or would be likely, to prejudice the collective responsibility
of ministers or the free and frank provision of advice (section 36);
information relating to communications with Her Majesty (section 37)
information the disclosure of which would, or would be likely, to prejudice health or safety (section
38);
information separately required to be provided under environmental regulations (section 39);
personal information (section 40);
information the disclosure of which would constitute a breach of confi dence (section 41);
legally privileged information (section 42);
trade secrets and information the disclosure of which would, or would be likely, to prejudice the
commercial interests of any person (section 43); and
information the disclosure of which is prohibited by any other law or European Community obligation
(section 44).