Home Office

The complainant has requested information regarding the procedure on how curtailment notices are sent to the public. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office has breached section 10(1) as it has failed to respond to this request for information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Home Office must issue a response to this request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.