The complainant requested information relating to the number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the Middle East receiving UK Government funding and the value of that funding. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) refused the information citing section 38 of FOIA (health and safety). The Commissioner’s decision is that the exemption is not engaged. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose to the complainant the number of NGOs excluded from the table of information previously provided to the complainant by the FCO, and the total funding attributable to those NGOs.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 38 – Complaint Upheld
Citations:
[2012] UKICO FS50457399
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 25 May 2022; Ref: scu.529911
