Home Office
- Date 12 November 2014
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 35: Partly upheld, FOI 36: Not upheld
The complainant requested copies of correspondence sent and received by the Home Secretary relating to the “Go Home” vans campaign, which was part of what was officially named Operation Vaken. The Home Office refused to disclose this information and cited the exemptions provided by the following sections of the FOIA: 35(1)(a) (formulation or development of government policy). 36(2)(c) (other prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs). 40(2) (personal information). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office withheld information under section 35(1)(a) incorrectly and it is required to disclose this information, minus redactions in relation to which the Commissioner has found that section 40(2) is engaged. In relation to section 36(2)(c), the Commissioner has found that the Home Office cited this exemption correctly. The Commissioner requires the Home Office to disclose the information withheld under section 35(1)(a), with the information covered by section 40(2) redacted. Information Tribunal appeal GIA/2912/2015 dismissed.