The complainant submitted a request to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) seeking information about the use of Reaper and Typhoon aircraft in Operation Shader and for the number of sorties, and location of them, that RAF Reaper aircraft had flown outside of Operation Shader. The MOD provided the complainant with information regarding Reaper and Typhoon activities as part of Operation Shader. However, it withheld the information concerning the use of RAF Reaper outside of Operation Shader on the basis of sections 26(1)(b) (defence) and 27(1)(a) and (c) (international relations) of FOIA. The Commissioner has concluded that the withheld information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 26(1)(b) of FOIA and that in all of the circumstances of the case the public interest favours maintaining the exemption.
FOI 26: Complaint not upheld
Citations:
[2021] UKICO IC-39378
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 22 September 2022; Ref: scu.657998