Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Whitehall
London SW1A 2HB
United Kingdom
Telephone [MOD]: 020 7218 9000
Our Ref: FOI2017/02896
E-mail:
DDC-
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Ms Anna Merlan
E-mail:
request-393064-
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13 March 2017
Dear Ms Merlan,
Thank you for your e-mail of 2 March 2017 requesting the following information:
I am requesting access to and copies of any correspondence between Ministry of Defence public
relations officials regarding Sebastian or Sebestyén Gorka. This information may include-- but is
not limited to -- his service in the British Territorial Army Reserves.
I am treating your correspondence as a request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 (FOIA). A search for the information has been conducted and I can confirm we do hold
information within the scope of your request. The information requested is attached. Names have
been redacted in accordance with Section 40(2) in order to protect personal information as
governed by the Data Protection Act 1998. Section 40 is an absolute exemption and there is
therefore no requirement to consider the public interest in making a decision to withhold the
information.
If you are not satisfied with this response or you wish to complain about any aspect of the handling
of your request, then you should contact me in the first instance. If informal resolution is not
possible and you are still dissatisfied then you may apply for an independent internal review by
contacting the Information Rights Compliance team, 2nd Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall,
SW1A 2HB (e-mail
xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xx). Please note that any request for an internal review must
be made within 40 working days of the date on which the attempt to reach informal resolution has
come to an end.
If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the
Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.
Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate your case until the MOD internal
review process has been completed. Further details of the role and powers of the Information
Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's websit
e www.ico.org.uk
Yours sincerely,
DDC Secretariat Parliamentary
