Ministry of Defence
- Date 26 March 2012
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 22: Not upheld, FOI 35: Not upheld, FOI 36: Not upheld, FOI 37: Not upheld
The complainant requested information about the review of the system for awarding military medals, which is being conducted by the Ministry of Defence (the MoD). The MoD provided some information and exempted some under section 35(1)(a), 35(1)(b), 36(2)(a)(i), 37(1)(a) and 40(2). The Commissioner’s decision is that the MoD exceeded the permitted 20 day period for issuing a refusal notice but that the complainant was not entitled to the withheld information because it was exempt and, where relevant, the public interest favours maintaining the exemption.