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Ministry of Defence

The complainant submitted a request to Ministry of Defence (MOD) for a copy of the second edition of the ‘JSP900: UK Targeting Policy’. The MOD withheld the document on the basis of sections 24(1) (national security), 26(1)(b) (defence), 27(1)(a) (international relations) of FOIA in its entirety. During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation it provided the complainant with a redacted version of the document. It explained that the remaining withheld information was exempt from disclosure on the basis of the exemptions previously cited, but also on the basis sections 23(1) (security bodies) and 40(2) (personal data). The Commissioner has concluded that the remaining withheld information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 26(1)(b), 23(1) and 40(2) of FOIA. However, she has concluded that the MOD breached section 10(1) and section 17(1) of FOIA in the manner in which it handed this request. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2020/0125 under appeal.

FOI 17: Complaint upheld FOI 10: Complaint upheld FOI 26: Complaint not upheld FOI 40: Complaint not upheld FOI 23: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: fs50838374