The complainant submitted a request to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) asking it to confirm whether, as per press reports, SAS troops and other military personnel were deployed undercover on the UK’s streets. The MOD refused to confirm or deny whether it held any information falling within the scope of the request on the basis of sections 23(5) (security bodies), 24(2) (national security) and 26(3) (defence). The Commissioner is satisfied that the MOD is entitled to rely on sections 23(5) and 24(2) to refuse to confirm or deny whether it holds any information falling within the scope of the request.
FOI 24: Complaint not upheld FOI 23: Complaint not upheld
Citations:
[2018] UKICO fs50706690
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 19 September 2022; Ref: scu.617500