Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Date 18 July 2013
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant requested information relating to the Iraq Inquiry. By the date of this notice the FCO had yet to provide a substantive response to this request and the Commissioner’s decision is that, in so doing, the FCO has breached the requirements of sections 10(1) and 17(3) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the FCO provide to the complainant a full response to his information request. The requested information should either be disclosed, or the complainant should be provided with a refusal notice giving a full explanation as to why the information will not be disclosed, including any public interest considerations.