Source: Office of the Ombudsman
John Allen has found that the Prime Minister should have identified and released a climate briefing note and related information to the Environmental Law Initiative when the group requested it in 2025.
The consultation process undertaken by the Prime Minister’s Office should have identified the existence of the briefing note. This didn’t happen and the documents were not considered when responding to the request which meant information was effectively withheld.
Mr Allen has also made a number of recommendations which the Prime Minister’s Office has accepted.
He has also referred the matter to the Chief Archivist.