Civil servants are continuing to block the release of a
document laying out the financial implications of the Right to Buy extension –
despite accepting the ‘strong public interest’ in releasing the information. A
Freedom of Information request sent to the CLG in April requested modelling or
analysis of extending the Right to Buy to housing associations. The department
responded in May confirming the document exists, but refusing to release it as
ministers need ‘private space’ to assess the policy. After an appeal, CLG
responded upholding the original decision to block the release of the document.
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