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Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FS50385845 (16 January 2012)
Summary: The complainant requested information from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) about a number of companies and developments on the Turks and Caicos Islands. The FCO provided some information but withheld the remainder on the basis that it was exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 27 (international relations) and section 40 (personal data) of the Act. The Commissioner decided that some of the withheld information was in fact environmental information and thus this should have been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations. Nevertheless the Commissioner is satisfied that this environmental information is exempt from disclosure under the equivalent provisions in that legislation, regulation 12(5)(a) and 13(1).
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 27 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 12.5.a - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 13 - Complaint Not upheld