Cabinet Office
- Date 13 May 2014
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 23: Not upheld, FOI 24: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to Altaf Hussain and his political party in Pakistan, Muttahida Quami Movement. The public authority neither confirmed nor denied holding any information by virtue of the exemptions at sections 23(5), 24(2), 27(4), 31(3) and 40(5) FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority was entitled to neither confirm nor deny holding information within the scope of the request by virtue of the exemptions at sections 23(5) and 24(2). The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.