The complainant submitted a request to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) seeking legal advice on the subject of sales of military material to Israel and the legality of this under both British and international law. The FCDO confirmed that it held some information in scope of the request but withheld this under section 42(1) (legal professional privilege). It also relied on section 35(3) by virtue section 35(1)(c) (Law Officers’ advice) to refuse to confirm or deny whether any further information was held. The Commissioner’s decision is that the FCDO can rely on sections 42(1) and 35(3) in the manner in which it has to refuse this request.