Ministry of Defence (Decision Notice): ICO 3 Apr 2012

ICO The complainant has requested the official prA(c)cis of the proceedings of the board of inquiry into the loss of RAF flight Anson VL 312 on 20 February 1961 (the prA(c)cis), an incident in which the complainant’s father was killed. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) should not have relied on the section 44(1) and 38(1) exemptions of the FOIA and so has not complied with its duty under section 1(1)(b) of the Act to disclose the information requested; he upholds the complaint. The Commissioner requires MOD to disclose the prA(c)cis of the proceedings of the Board of Inquiry into the loss of Anson VL 312 on 20 February 1961 excluding the name of the author which is outside the scope of the complaint in this case.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 38 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 44 – Complaint Upheld

[2012] UKICO FS50418798
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England and Wales

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Updated: 10 December 2021; Ref: scu.529418