Disclosure ref: 15 sent 3/8 
 
                                                         Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request 
 
                                    National Disclosure Improvement Plan notes from disclosure seminar  
 
Request 

1. Any minutes, notes or transcripts from the seminar on disclosure referred to on page 7 of the    
National Disclosure Improvement Plan; 

2. Any papers/proposals presented, presentations made or documents circulated at this seminar. 

 
Response 
 
In response to question one, please refer to Attachment one', which falls within the scope of your 
request. 
 
In response to question two, please refer to Attachment two' which falls within the scope of your 
request. We consider it is reasonable to disclose information in relation to Senior Civil Servants (SCS) 
level or equivalent graded staff as such colleagues should be accountable for decisions made in their 
professional capacity.  The CPS policy is not to release the names of staff below SCS level under the 
Freedom of Information Act and we consider their names to be exempt from disclosure under Section 
40(2) concerning 'Personal Information. We have also exempted the names of those delegates who are 
not employees of the CPS as we consider it is unfair to disclose their names under Section 40(2) and 
redactions have been made accordingly. Please see attached Section 17 refusal notice.  
 
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