Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Date 8 November 2010
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 23: Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) which asked for documents concerning discussions between a particular FCO official and a particular Iraqi minister in 2003. The FCO refused to confirm or deny whether it held information of the nature requested on the basis of sections 23(5) and 24(2) of the Act. Having investigated the circumstances of this request the Commissioner is satisfied that the FCO complied with the requirements of the Act in refusing this request on this basis. The Commissioner does not require the FCO to take any steps in order to ensure compliance with the Act.