The complainant has requested from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (the FCO) details of correspondence and meetings during 2004, concerning conflicts relating to oil operations in the Niger Delta, between the FCO and the diplomatic missions of the United States of America (USA) and the Netherlands, and also the Shell and Chevron companies (the oil companies). FCO provided some information after considering the information request and disclosed further information during the course of the Information Commissioner’s investigation. The Commissioner’s decision is that the FCO correctly applied the section 27 FOIA (International relations), section 38 FOIA (Health and safety) and section 43 FOIA (Commercial interests) exemptions. The Commissioner did not find it necessary to consider FCO’s application of the section 41 FOIA (Information provided in confidence) exemption. The Commissioner did not uphold the complaint and requires no steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 27 – Complaint Not upheld, FOI 38 – Complaint Not upheld, FOI 43 – Complaint Not upheld
[2012] UKICO FS50452436
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England and Wales
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Updated: 04 December 2021; Ref: scu.530075