I don't know about UK law, but that behavior is in direct contravention of of the executive order establishing the classification system. "In no case shall inf

I don't know about UK law, but that behavior is in direct contravention of of the executive order establishing the classification system. "In no case shall information be classified ... in order to conceal ... administrative error; prevent embarrassment ..." See section 1.7(a) of http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Executive_Order_13526 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Executive_Order_13526