Secretary of State for Defence (Ministry of Defence)

The complainant submitted a request to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for a copy of the final report of the Royal Navy Cadet Forces Independent Review. The MOD withheld information on the basis of 36(2)(b)(i), (ii) and (c) (effective conduct of public affairs), 40(2) (personal data) and 41(1) (information provided in confidence) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the requested information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 36(2)(b)(i), (ii) and (c) and the public interest favours maintaining each of the exemptions.