Home Office
- Date 31 March 2016
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 16: Upheld, FOI 17: Upheld, FOI 36: Not upheld
The complainant requested training materials used for Immigration Presenting Officers. The Home Office refused this request and cited the exemption provided by section 36(2)(c) (prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office cited section 36(2)(c) correctly and so it was not obliged to disclose this information. However, the Commissioner also finds that the Home Office breached section 16(1) through failing to seek clarification of the scope of the request from the complainant when it was necessary to do so, and section 17(1) by failing to respond to the request within 20 working days. These breaches do not necessitate remedial action.