Stephen Plowden (0225) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (0228) v Information Commissioner (Freedom of Information Act 2000) [2014] UKFTT EA_2011_0225 (GRC) (28 January 2014)

Stephen Plowden (0225) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (0228) v Information Commissioner (Freedom of Information Act 2000) [2014] UKFTT EA_2011_0225 (GRC) (28 January 2014)

The Tribunal determined that the exemptions claimed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office were applicable and that the public interest did not require disclosure of the requested information.

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Citation
[2014] UKFTT EA_2011_0225 (GRC)
Parties
Applicant: Stephen Plowden; Respondent: Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Interested Party: Information Commissioner
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
28 January 2014
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Disclosure of Information, Public Interest, Exemptions Under FOIA
Administrative Law Freedom of Information Disclosure of Information Public Interest Exemptions Under FOIA

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Parties

Stephen Plowden

Applicant

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Respondent

Information Commissioner

Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Appeal / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether requested information should be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
  2. 2 Whether exemptions claimed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office apply

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal determined that the exemptions claimed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office were applicable and that the public interest did not require disclosure of the requested information.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The requested information is not to be disclosed.