(1) The respondent decides an access application for government information by deciding—
(a) to give access to the information; or
(b) that the information is not held by the respondent; or
(c) to refuse to give access to the information because the information is contrary to the public interest information; or
(d) to refuse to deal with the application (see section 43); or
(e) to refuse to confirm or deny that the information is held by the respondent because—
(i) the information is contrary to the public interest information; and
(ii) doing so would, or could reasonably be expected to—
(A) endanger the life or physical safety of a person; or
(B) be an unreasonable limitation on a person's rights under the Human Rights Act 2004
; or
(C) significantly prejudice an ongoing criminal investigation.
(2) An access application may be decided in more than 1 way.