Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Date 6 June 2013
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to the consular service provided to a British national arrested and convicted for an assault in Spain. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority was entitled to withhold the information requested on the basis of the exemption at section 40(2) FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.