Ministry of Defence
- Date 2 October 2023
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 23: Not upheld
The complainant has requested from the Ministry of Defence (“MoD”) all information contained in two files that are mentioned in The National Archives but which are still retained by MoD. MoD refused to provide this information citing section 23 (security bodies) as its basis for doing so. It upheld this at internal review. The Commissioner’s decision is that MoD is entitled to rely on section 23 as its basis for refusing to provide the requested information. The Commissioner does not require further steps.