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Cite as: [2023] UKICO 185371
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Department for Business and Trade
The complainant has requested the public authority to disclose the number of export licence applications made by a particular company to export Aero-Engines or their related components, to Israel for military end-use by the State of Israel from 2016-present. They also asked for certain information relating to each application. Initially the public authority said that it did not hold any recorded information, it however later, took a broader interpretation of the request and confirmed that there are three applications. It refused to disclose all information for two applications, citing section 41 and 43 of FOIA. For the third, it disclosed all information except the description of goods, citing the same exemptions. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority is not entitled to rely on section 41 or 43 of FOIA. He requires the public authority to disclose all remaining withheld information to the complainant.FOI 43: Complaint upheld FOI 41: Complaint upheld
Decision notice: 185371