Ministry of Defence
- Date 29 January 2018
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 12: Not upheld, FOI 16: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to ‘lessons learned’ within specific areas of the Ministry of Defence (“the MOD”). The Commissioner’s decision is that the MOD is entitled to aggregate the requests under section 12(4) and has correctly applied section 12(1) of the FOIA to refuse to comply with the requests. The MOD has also provided the complainant with advice and assistance in accordance with section 16 of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not requires the public authority to take any steps.