Home Office
- Date 12 June 2017
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant has requested information about the non-payment of NHS bills from people outside of the European Economic Area. The Commissioner considers that the Home Office breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in the handling of this request. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Home Office must provide the complainant with a response to the request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA. The Home Office 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.