National Archives
- Date 1 July 2019
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 40(2): Not upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to the closed extract listed as FCO 57/769/1 held by The National Archives (TNA). TNA withheld the information, citing section 40(2) and 41(1) of the FOIA as its basis for doing so. The Commissioner’s decision is that TNA was entitled to withhold the requested information under section 40(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner has not gone on to consider the application of section 41 of the FOIA. However, the Commissioner has recorded a procedural breach of section 10 of the FOIA, as TNA failed to respond to the complainant’s request within the statutory time limits. The Commissioner does not require any further steps to be taken as a result of this decision notice.