Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Date 20 June 2023
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 23: Not upheld, FOI 24: Not upheld, FOI 27: Not upheld, FOI 35(1)(a): Not upheld, FOI 38(1)(b): Not upheld, FOI 40(2): Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) seeking a copy of Dominic Raab’s, the Foreign Secretary’s, Ministerial diary for the period 1 June 2021 to 15 September 2021. The FCDO disclosed a redacted version of the information requested, withholding information on the basis of the following sections of FOIA 23(1) (security bodies), 24(1) (national security), 27(1)(a) (international relations), 35(1)(a) (formulation or development of government policy), 38(1)(b) (health and safety) and 40(2) (personal data). The Commissioner’s decision is that the FCDO is entitled to rely on these exemptions to withhold the redacted information.