Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Date 15 November 2023
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 17(3): Upheld, FOI 40(2): Not upheld, FOI 41(1): Not upheld
The complainant has submitted a request to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) seeking information relating to a particular part of the Mountbatten archive, namely correspondence between Edwina Mountbatten and Jawaharlal Nehru. The FCDO disclosed some information falling within the scope of the request but withheld further information on the basis of sections 40(2) (personal data) and 41(1) (information provided in confidence). The Commissioner’s decision is that the FCDO is entitled to rely on sections 40(2) and 41(1). However, he has also concluded that the FCDO breach section 17(3) given its delays in providing a substantive response to the request.