Cabinet Office
- Date 28 September 2018
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 23: Not upheld, FOI 24: Not upheld
The complainant asked the public authority to confirm whether there were any agreements to support any rebel group prior to the overthrow of the Charles Taylor led Liberian government and for a copy of any document setting out the terms of such support. Relying on sections 27(4), 23(5) and 24(2) FOIA, the public authority neither confirmed nor denied whether it held any information within the scope of the request. The Commissioner concluded that the public authority was entitled to rely on the provisions in sections 23(5) and 24(2) FOIA.