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Information Commissioner's Office

You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> Information Commissioner's Office >> Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (Central government) [2022] UKICO 167611 (22 December 2022)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2022/167611.html
Cite as: [2022] UKICO 167611

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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The complainant has requested information relating to contact between UK Embassy Officials and tobacco companies. The FCDO originally withheld some information under section 43(2) (commercial interests) of FOIA and confirmed that no information was held in relation to part of the request. During the course of this investigation, the FCDO rescinded its reliance on section 43(2). The Commissioner’s decision is, in failing to respond and disclose all non-exempt information within 20 working days of receipt of the request, the FCDO breached section 10 (time for compliance with request) of FOIA. The Commissioner has also decided that, on the balance of probabilities, the FCDO does not hold any further information that falls within the scope of the request. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.

FOI 10: Complaint upheld FOI 1: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: 167611