Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (Central government) [2022] UKICO 136909 (23 November 2022)


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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The complainant submitted a request to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) containing five questions about rendition to Libya. The FCDO refused to confirm or deny whether it held any information falling within the scope of questions 1 to 4 on the basis of sections 23(5) (security bodies), 24(2) (national security), 27(4) (international relations) and 40(5) (personal data) of FOIA. It refused to comply with question 5 on the basis of section 14(1) (vexatious). The Commissioner’s decision is that the FCDO can refuse to confirm or deny whether it holds any information falling within the scope of questions 1 to 4 on the basis of sections 23(5) and 24(2) of FOIA and that it can refuse to comply with request 5 on the basis of section 14(1) of FOIA.

FOI 24: Complaint not upheld FOI 14: Complaint not upheld FOI 23: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: 136909

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