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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2019/fs50842044.html
Cite as: [2019] UKICO fs50842044
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Department for International Development
The complainant submitted a request to the Department for International Development (DFID) seeking correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. DFID confirmed that it held information falling within the scope of the request but it refused to disclose this on the basis of section 37(1)(ac) (communications with the Royal Family), section 40(2) (personal data) and section 41(1) (information provided in confidence) of FOIA. The Commissioner has concluded that the withheld information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 37(1)(ac) and that in all the circumstances of the request the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the withheld information.FOI 37: Complaint not upheld
Decision notice: fs50842044