Ministry of Defence
- Date 20 October 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 27: Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) seeking the estimated annual revenue costs of the joint logistics support base and regional land training hub at Duqm, Oman for the next five years. The MOD confirmed that it held the information sought by the request but considered this to be exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 27(1)(a) and (d) (international relations) and 43(2) (commercial interests) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the requested information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 27(1)(a) and (d) and that in all the circumstances of the request the public interest favours maintaining the exemptions.