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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2024/265169.html
Cite as: [2024] UKICO 265169

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Ministry of Defence

The complainant submitted a multipart request to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) seeking information about missions flown by Reaper and Typhoon aircraft during the period January 2023 and March 2023. The MOD initially refused all parts of the request on the basis of sections 23(1) (security bodies) and 24(1) (national security) of FOIA. The complainant challenged the application of such exemptions to parts 1a and 5 of his request. At the internal review stage the MOD concluded that the information sought by these parts of the request was not exempt from disclosure and it provided this information to the complainant. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MOD breached section 17(1)of FOIA as it failed to issue its refusal notice within 20 working days of the request and furthermore also breached section 10(1) of FOIA as it failed to disclose information, which it ultimately concluded was not exempt, within 20 working days. The Commissioner does not require further steps. FOI Section 10 – upheld; FOI Section 17 - upheld.

FOI 17: Complaint upheld FOI 10: Complaint upheld

Decision notice: 265169