Ministry of Defence

The complainant submitted a request to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) seeking minutes of all meetings of the Ships’ Names and Badges Committee since 1 January 2015. The MOD provided copies of the minutes it held but redacted some information on the basis of sections 26(1)(b) (defence), 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii) (effective conduct of public affairs), and 40(2) (personal data) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that withheld information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 26(1)(b) and 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii).