Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office FCDO (previously FCO)

The complainant has requested from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (the FCDO) information related to the sources of information and the relevant dates, resulting in sanctions against Mr Zvi Bar Yosef. The FCDO refused the request relying on section 38 (health and safety) of the FOIA.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the FCDO was entitled to rely on section 38 to exempt the requested information from disclosure. Consequently, the Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken by the FCDO in relation to this complaint.