Ministry of Defence
- Date 8 November 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 27: Not upheld
The complainant submitted a two part request to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) seeking firstly the number of loan service personnel overseas broken down by country between April 2018 and March 2021, and secondly, the total sum received by the MOD for such personnel. The MOD provided the information sought by the first part of the request but withheld the information sought by the second part of the request on the basis of section 27(1)(a) (international relations) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the information falling within the scope of the second part of the request is exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 27(1)(a) and that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest favours maintaining the exemption.