Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Whitehall
London SW1A 2HB
United Kingdom
Our Reference: FOI2020/09252
Telephone MOD: +44 (0)20 721 89000
E-mail:
SPO DSR-
xxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx
Dr Emma L Briant
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
15 September 2020
Dear Dr Briant,
Thank you for your emails dated 16 August 2020 requesting the following information:
‘Could you please tell me who from the Ministry of Defence and other agencies in the UK
Government sits as a representative on the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)
Independent Advisory Committee - request name and role for transparency.
also, please could I see a list of communication, meetings and the subjects discussed from 2019
related to this.’
We are treating your correspondence as a request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
A search for the information has now been completed within the Ministry of Defence (MOD), and
we can confirm that no information in scope of your request is held.
Under Section 16 (Advice and Assistance) you are advised that Global Internet Forum to Counter
Terrorism (GIFCT) membership is predominately from Social Media companies. UK Government
representation on the GIFCT Independent Advisory Committee is the responsibility of the Home
Office and you should re-direct your request to them at
xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx. 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 us 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, Ground Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall,
SW1A 2HB (e-mail
xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.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 website,
https://ico.org.uk/. Yours sincerely,
Directorate of Security & Resilience