Home Office
- Date 12 January 2015
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Upheld, FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to Home Office officials who have been dismissed for inappropriate use of files. The Home Office (HO) failed to respond to this request for information and the Commissioner’s decision is that in doing so the HO breached section 10(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The Commissioner requires the HO to respond to the request in accordance with section 1 of the Act or issue a valid refusal notice