FOI release

FOI2022/00048 Spend/Transparency data - Nov 2021

This request was refused in full, so we didn't provide the information the requester asked for. This may include information where we can neither confirm nor deny that we hold it.

Case reference FOI2022/00048

Published 24 August 2023

Request

Request Received: 7 February 2022

I am looking for some assistance with your organisation's Spend/Transparency data, available on the following weblink:

https://www.ukri.org/about-us/policies-and-standards/transparency/

There appears to be no file available for the month of November 2021. Could you advise when the file will be made available to view online? Would it be possible for you to email me a copy of the November 2021 file please & Thank you.

Response

Response sent: 04 March 2022

I can confirm UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) hold the information relevant to your request.

The information you have requested is exempt from disclosure under Section 22(1) of the FOIA as it is intended for future publication. Section 22 is a qualified exemption meaning that it is subject to the public interest test.

As previously advised in response to request FOI2021/00316[1], UKRI intend to publish transparency data to the Financial (transparency) data webpage[2] within 3 months after the month the expenditure has occurred. For example, all spend within November would be expected to be published by the end of February, allowing 3 full months. This lead time allows for important checks to be carried out, such as checks for any personal data to mitigate any personal data breaches. As previous public interest tests have demonstrated, it is not in the public interest to release this information prior to these checks being carried out. Therefore, the public interest is insufficient to justify immediate disclosure.

In this instance there has been a delay in the publishing of the November 2021 file, however we can confirm that it is expected to be available on the Financial (transparency) data webpage by the end of March 2022.

[1] https://ukri.disclosurelog.co.uk/case/60fbb829-548c-4106-a41e-c0b359cf4433

[2] https://www.ukri.org/about-us/what-we-do/financial-data/

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