8 September 2014, Central government
The complainant submitted a request to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for the information contained in a file relating to Rudolf Hess and, in particular, his time as a prisoner of war. The FCO refused to disclose the requested information on the basis of section 23(1) of FOIA, which provides an exemption for information which is supplied by or relates to a security body. The Commissioner is satisfied that the requested information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of this exemption.
FOI 23: Not upheld