Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Date 3 October 2024
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 27: Not upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld, FOI 41: Not upheld, FOI 43: Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) seeking correspondence between it and Linacre College, Oxford regarding the proposed donation from Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao to the college. The FCDO disclosed information in response to the request but redacted parts of it on the basis of sections 27(1)(a), (c) and (d) (international relations), 40(2) (personal data), 41(1) (information provided in confidence) and 43(2) (commercial interest) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the redacted information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of the exemptions cited by the FCDO. The Commissioner does not require further steps.