Summary: The complainant requested information relating to a specified address during the 1970s. The MOD refused to confirm or deny whether it held any relevant information, citing the exemptions at sections 23(5), 24(2), 26(3) 31(3), 38(2) and 40(5) of the Act. The Commissioner finds that the MOD was entitled to refuse the request under sections 23 and 24, and does not require any further steps to be taken. However the Commissioner also recorded procedural breaches in relation to the refusal notice issued by the MOD.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 1 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 17 - Complaint Upheld