Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office FCDO (previously FCO)

The complainant has requested from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (the FCDO) information about the funding received by local organisations in Yemen. 
The FCDO refused to comply with the request citing section 12 (cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit) of FOIA.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the FCDO was entitled to rely on section 12(1) to refuse to comply with the request. The Commissioner is also satisfied that the FCDO complied with its duty to provide advice and assistance under section 16.
The Commissioner does not require any further steps to be taken by the FCDO in this case.