Department For Transport
- Date 2 February 2026
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 24(1): Upheld, FOI 23(1): Not upheld
The complainant has requested Department for Transport (DfT) to disclosed its lessons learned documents relating to the Gatwick Drone incident in 2018. DfT refused to disclose the information citing sections 23(1) (bodies dealing with security matters), 24(1) (national security) and 40 (personal data) of FOIA., No complaint was made about section 40 of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that DfT is entitled to rely on section 23(1) of FOIA for the information to which it has been applied. However, with regards to section 24(1), the Commissioner’s decision is that DfT is not entitled to rely on this exemption for any of the withheld information it has applied it to. The Commissioner requires DfT to disclose the information withheld under section 24(1) of FOIA to the complainant.