meeting with BP 2019

The request was refused by Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Dear Foreign and Commonwealth Office,

On March 26 2019 Alan Duncan MP met with representatives of BP to discuss the minister's portfolio. Can you provide the minutes of this meeting.

If the request is going to be rejected under Section 43 can you provide a detailed explanation of your decision and how the department weighed the public interest against commercial sensitivity? For example:

For information to be witheld under Section 43 [commercial sensitivity], the following MUST be provided:

-Details of the exact FOIA exemption.
-Details of who would be prejudiced – see MoJ guidance above, page 4.
-A “Public Interest Test” where the arguments for and against release of the information should be discussed .
- If release of the information could prejudice a third party, they should be consulted with – see FOIA Section 45 Code of Practice Part IV
- In addition much information from recent public sector contracts should be made available, especially if they are from after 2005, the start date of the FOIA – see ICO Awareness guidance 5 annexe – public sector contracts.

Further, can you identify any information that might not be commercially sensitive?

Yours faithfully,

Stephen Delahunty

FOI-DPA PMCS (Sensitive),

FOI Request Ref: 0941-19

Dear Stephen Delahunty

Thank you for your FOI request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. It has been assigned a unique reference number (above) and has been passed to the relevant section within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to deal with. They will be in touch with you should your request need clarification.

We received your request on 30 September 2019 and will aim to respond within 20 working days, following date of receipt.

Yours sincerely

Central FoI Unit
Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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FOI-DPA PMCS (Sensitive),

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Dear Mr Delahunty,

 

Please find attached correspondence from the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office pertaining your recent Freedom of Information Act request.

 

Kind regards

 

Central FOI Unit.

 

 

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FOI-DPA PMCS (Sensitive),

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Dear My Delahunty,

 

Please find attached the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s response to
your Freedom of Information Act request of 30^th September.

 

Kind regards

 

Central FOI Unit.

 

 

This email is intended for the addressee(s) only.  All messages sent and
received by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office may be monitored in line
with relevant [1]UK legislation

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