Ministry of Defence
- Date 6 January 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant requested from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) information relating to relating to a specific individual. By the date of this notice the MOD had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MOD has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the MOD to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation. The MOD must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.