Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The complainant requested information regarding the cost of private schooling for children of staff working at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (the FCO). The Information Commissioner’s decision is that the FCO has breached section 10(1) of the Act in failing to respond to the complainant. The Information Commissioner requires the FCO to provide a substantive response to the complainant, either disclosing the requested information or issuing a valid refusal notice compliant with section 17 of the Act.