Summary: The complainant submitted a request to the Cabinet Office which asked for documents concerning discussions between a particular Foreign Office official and a particular Iraqi minister in 2003. The Cabinet Office refused to confirm or deny whether it held information of the nature requested on the basis of sections 23(5) and 24(2) of the Act. Having investigated the circumstances of this request the Commissioner is satisfied that the Cabinet Office complied with the requirements of the Act in refusing this request on this basis. The Commissioner does not require the Cabinet Office to take any steps in order to ensure compliance with the Act.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 17 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 23 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 24 - Complaint Not upheld