Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Date 22 March 2016
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 27: Not upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for information it held about a meeting between Nicola Sturgeon the First Minister of Scotland and the French Ambassador. The FCO confirmed that it held some information falling within the scope of the complainant’s request but it considered this to be exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 27 (international relations), section 28 (relations within the UK) and section 40 (personal data). The Commissioner has concluded that the withheld information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 27(1)(a) and 40(2) of FOIA. The Commissioner has also concluded that the FCO undertook its public interest considerations in a reasonable time and thus did not breach section 17(3) of FOIA.