Ministry of Defence
- Date 28 May 2021
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant requested information from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) relating to the Sky Sabre, Sea Ceptor and Land Ceptor weapons systems. By the date of this notice the MOD had not provided a substantive response to the request.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the MOD has failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached section 10 of the FOIA.
The Commissioner requires the MOD to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.
- Issue a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.
The MOD must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.