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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
3 October 2017, Central government
The complainant submitted a request to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) seeking information about the export of a particular ship to Nigeria. The FCO disclosed some information to the complainant but sought to withhold the remainder on the basis of sections 27(1)(a) and (c) (international relations), 31(1)(a) and (b) (investigations), 35(1)(a) (formulation and development of government policy) and section 40(2) (personal data). The Commissioner has concluded that sections 27(1)(a) and (c) are engaged and that the public interest favours maintaining the exemption. However, she has also concluded that the exemptions contained at sections 31(1)(a) and (b) and 35(1)(a) are not engaged and furthermore that 40(2) section only partially applies.
FOI 27: Not upheld FOI 31: Upheld FOI 35: Upheld FOI 40: Partly upheld