Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Date 5 June 2026
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) EIR 11(2): Upheld, EIR 12(4)(d): Upheld, EIR 12(5)(a): Not upheld, EIR 12(5)(e): Partly upheld, EIR 12(5)(f): Partly upheld, EIR 13: Not upheld, EIR 14(2): Upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) seeking information about McKinsey & Company's work with department on climate change during 2007 to 2010. The FCDO disclosed some information in response to the request but sought to withhold further information on the basis of regulations 12(4)(d) (draft documents), 12(5)(a) (international relations) 12(5)(e) (confidentiality of commercial or industrial information), 12(5)(f) (interests of the person who provided the information) and 13 (personal data). The Commissioner’s decision is that the majority of the information withheld by the FCDO is exempt from disclosure on the basis of the provisions cited. The exceptions are some information withheld on the basis of 12(5)(e) and 12(5)(f), and all of the information withheld on the basis regulation 12(4)(d). The FCDO also breached regulations 11(2) (internal reviews) and 14(2) (refusal notices) in handling this request.