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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2024/250497.html
Cite as: [2024] UKICO 250497
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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
The complainant has submitted a request to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) seeking copies of telegrams between then FCO and the UK Embassy in Bahrain dating from 2002 concerning the Duke of York’s visit to Bahrain. The FCDO responded by stating that it did not hold any information. The complainant disputed this and argued that the FCDO should have provided him with advice and assistance, under section 16 of FOIA, to assist him in accessing the information he wanted. The Commissioner’s decision is that on the balance of probabilities the FCDO does not hold any information falling within the scope of the request. The Commissioner has also concluded that the FCDO were not under a section 16 duty to offer advice and assistance in response to this request.FOI 1: Complaint not upheld FOI 16: Complaint not upheld
Decision notice: 250497