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Case OutcomeComplaint not upheld
Subject MatterCentral government
CourtInformation Commissioner (UK)
Record NumberIC-263242-T4R6
Date12 March 2024
RespondentMinistry of Defence
Reference: IC-263242-T4R6
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Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)
Decision notice
Date:
12 March 2024
Public Authority:
Ministry of Defence
Address:
Whitehall
London
SW1A 2HB
Decision (including any steps ordered)
1. The complainant submitted a request to the Ministry of Defence (MOD)
seeking a range of information about how assessors at the Army Officer
Selection Board (AOSB) assess and mark candidates. The MOD withheld
the information falling within the scope of this request on the basis of
section 26(1)(b) (defence) of FOIA.
2. The Commissioner’s decision is that the withheld information is exempt
from disclosure on the basis of section 26(1)(b) of FOIA and that in all
the circumstances of the request the public interest favours maintaining
the exemption.
3. No steps are required.
Request and response
4. The complainant submitted the following request to the MOD on 20 June
2023:
‘Please provide the documents/templates that assessors and directing
staff use during AOSB main board to assess and mark candidates at
each phase of the assessment cycle.

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