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Cite as: [2024] UKICO 277909
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Secretary of State for Defence (Ministry of Defence)
The complainant submitted a request to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) seeking interview notes relating to the interviews conducted by Jock Gardner of the Naval Historical Branch with former Royal Navy submarine commanders. The MOD confirmed that it held the requested information but considered it to be exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 24(1) (national security), 26(1)(a) and (b) (defence), 27(1)(a) (international relations), 40(2) (personal data) and 41(1) (information provided in confidence) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the withheld information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of the above exemptions. However, he has concluded that the MOD breached section 17(3) of FOIA by failing to complete its public interest test considerations in a reasonable time.FOI 17: Complaint upheld FOI 26: Complaint not upheld FOI 40: Complaint not upheld FOI 27: Complaint not upheld FOI 24: Complaint not upheld
Decision notice: 277909