Can I skip an ATRS record if some of the information is exempt from FOI?

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No. ATRS does not require you to publish information that would be exempt under FOIA, the Environmental Information Regulations or data protection law. Redact those fields with a brief explanation and still publish the record. Partial publication is preferable to publishing nothing, especially if some information is already public.

From the guidance

Primary (how) ATRS: Mandatory scope and exemptions policy

As a general rule, this ATRS Scope and Exemptions Policy does not require the publication of information that would be subject to an exemption under access to information legislation, i.e. the FOIA, Environmental Information Regulations and data protection legislation.

Section: 5.1 What information should organisations not publish?

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Secondary (normative) ATRS: Guidance for public sector bodies

In general, publishing an ATRS record and redacting certain fields with a brief explanation of why this has been done is preferable to not publishing an ATRS record at all, particularly when partial information about the algorithmic tool is already in the public domain.

Section: Understanding what information should and should not be published

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