Ministry of Defence
- Date 14 November 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 26: Not upheld, FOI 27: Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) seeking information it held about the attack on the Dusit D2 complex that happened in January 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. The MOD confirmed that it held information falling within the scope of the request but considered this to be exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 26(1)(b) (defence), 27(1)(a) and (c) (international relations) and 40(2) (personal data) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MOD is entitled to withhold the information on the basis of sections 26(1)(b), 27(1)(a) and 27(1)(c).