Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The complainant submitted a request to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) seeking information about the use of Hikvision cameras. The FCDO refused to confirm or deny whether it held information falling within the scope of the request on the basis of section 24(2) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the FCDO is entitled to rely on section 24(2) of FOIA to refuse to confirm or deny whether it holds the requested information and that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest favours maintaining this exemption.