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Ministry of Defence (Decision Notice) [2014] UKICO FS50522315 (15 April 2014)
Summary: The complainant requested information from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) about its use of contractors in Afghanistan, specifically information as to whether any MOD investigations had revealed links between any contractors to the Taliban or any other insurgent groups. The MOD refused to confirm or deny whether it held any information failing within the scope of the requests on the basis of the exemptions provided by the following sections of FOIA: 23(5) -“ security bodies; 26(3) -“ defence; 27(4) -“ international relations; and 43(3) -“ commercial interests. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the MOD is entitled to refuse to confirm or deny whether it holds any information falling within the scope of the requests on the basis of section 23(5) of FOIA.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 23 - Complaint Not upheld