Executive Office (NI)

The complainant requested information relating to contacts with Chinese Consulate representatives. The Executive Office initially refused the request, citing section 27 (prejudice to international relations) and section 40 (third party personal data) of FOIA. Following the Commissioner’s intervention the Executive Office disclosed the requested information to the complainant. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Executive Office breached section 10(1) of FOIA in disclosing information outside the statutory time for compliance. No steps are required.