Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Central government) [2020] UKICO fs50865757 (5 March 2020)


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Cite as: [2020] UKICO fs50865757

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The complainant submitted a request to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) seeking a list of all persons who the FCO or Her Majesty’s Government has been involved with regarding rendition to Libya when Colonel Gaddafi was in power. The FCO refused to confirm or deny whether it held information falling within the scope of his request on the basis of 23(5) (security bodies), 24(2) (national security) and 27(4) (international relations) of FOIA. The Commissioner has concluded that sections 23(5) and 24(2) are engaged and that in relation to section 24(2) the public interest favoured maintaining that exemption. The FCO is therefore entitled to refuse to confirm or deny whether it holds any information falling within the scope of the request. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2020/0107 under appeal.

FOI 24: Complaint not upheld FOI 23: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: fs50865757

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