The complainant submitted a request to the Cabinet Office seeking information about the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. The Cabinet Office confirmed that it held information falling within the scope of the request but it sought to withhold this on the basis of the following exemptions within FOIA: sections 27(1)(a), (c) and (d) and 27(2) (international relations); sections 31(1)(a), (b) and (g) section (law enforcement); section 38(1)(b) (health and safety); section 40(2) (personal data); sections 31(1)(a), (b) and (g) section (law enforcement); and 41(1) (information provided in confidence). The Commissioner has concluded that the withheld information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 27(1)(a), (c), (d) of FOIA and that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest favours maintaining the exemptions.
FOI 27: Complaint not upheld
Citations:
[2018] UKICO FS50679830
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England and Wales
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Updated: 23 April 2022; Ref: scu.617561