The Stationery Office and charges for their service of printing Acts of Parliament at The National Archives

FOI request reference: CAS-170474-D1B5N9
Publication date: February 2024

Request

Please may I be provided with the most recent specification provided to TSO (including stipulations of quality, size of typeface, source for the material, etc.) and any estimates for charges for their service of printing Acts of Parliament.

Outcome

Information withheld

Response

Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) does not oblige a public authority to provide information if it is already reasonably accessible by other means. In this case the exemption applies because the information is published on Contract Finder and can be found here:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5777dcb4-c6b7-456f-99ae-ec1c9983ea48

Explanatory annexe

Exemptions applied

Section 21: Information readily available to the applicant by other means

Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) does not oblige a public authority to provide information if it is already reasonably accessible by other means. In this case the exemption applies because the information is already available.

Further guidance can be found at: Information accessible to the applicant by other means (section 21) | ICO