Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office FCDO (previously FCO)

The complainant submitted a request to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) seeking communications sent by the UK government to the Jersey government during a four week period in 2022 concerning sanctions related to “so-called Russian oligarchs”. The FCDO disclosed information falling within the scope of the request but redacted this on the basis of sections 27(1)(a), (c) and (d) (international relations) and section 40(2) (personal data). The Commissioner’s decision is that the redacted information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 27(1)(a), (c) and (d) and the public interest favours maintaining each of these exemptions or is exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 40(2).