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<p>In the last five years the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has used Section
38 in a total of 94 cases. In 42 cases both sections 38 (1) (a) and (1) (b) were used
simultaneously. Section 38 (1) (a) was used in a further nine cases and Section 38
(1) (b) was used in a further 43 cases. The following table provides a breakdown by
year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Both</td><td>38(1)(a)</td><td>38(1)(b)</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>11</td><td>2</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>9</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In
all Freedom of Information (FOI) cases handled by the FCO dedicated FOI case managers
provide advice to Desk Officers on the correct application of exemptions. To do this
case managers draw on Information Commissioner's Office guidance notes, including
Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No19, as well as Freedom of Information
Guidance for Practioners provided by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and available publicly
on the MOJ web-site (<a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners"
target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners</a>).</p>
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