The complainant submitted a request to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) seeking information about a meeting that took place in March 2025 between the Foreign Secretary and First Minister of Scotland. The FCDO disclosed some information but withheld the remainder on the basis of sections 23(1) (security bodies) and 24(1) (national security) applied in the alternative, and sections 27(1)(a) (international relations), 28(1) (relations within the UK) and 40(2) (personal data). The Commissioner’s decision is that the withheld information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 27(1)(a), 28(1) and 40(2).