Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The complainant requested information from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) relating to the then candidate for the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump. The FCO refused this request under section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act), as the cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit. The Commissioner’s decision is that the FCO is entitled to refuse the request under section 12(1) of the Act. No steps are required.