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Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Decision Notice) [2014] UKICO FS50482277 (09 January 2014)
Summary: The complainant requested information from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) about the Metropolitan Police review in relation to the Madeleine McCann case. The requested information related to correspondence between the Foreign Secretary and the Home Secretary and between the Foreign Secretary and the British Ambassador to Portugal -“ or officials acting on their behalf. The FCO confirmed it holds relevant information but refused to provide it citing a number of exemptions including section 27 (international relations), section 31 (law enforcement), section 35 (formulation of government policy) and section 36 (prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs). The Commissioner-™s decision is that the FCO has withheld the information correctly. He did, however, find procedural errors. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 27 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 35 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 36 - Complaint Not upheld