Summary: The complainant requested information from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) about the withdrawal from service of the Harrier aircraft. The MoD provided some information within the scope of the request, withheld some information and confirmed that some of the information was not held. The complainant asked the Commissioner to investigate the MoD-™s response to that part of his request that concerned the cost of maintaining the Harrier in storage. The Commissioner has investigated and finds the MoD in breach of section 16 for failing to provide the complainant with advice and assistance. He requires the public authority to contact the complainant with a view to clarifying this element of his request.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 16 - Complaint Upheld