Home Office
- Date 20 October 2016
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant has requested information regarding details of financial support provided to lawyers representing the families of victims of the Hillsborough disaster from the Home Office. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office has failed to provide a response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. She requires it to comply with the request or issue a valid refusal notice as set out in section 17 of the FOIA.