Home Office

The complainant has requested information from the Home Office regarding the number of applications made by minors’ registration as a British Citizen who were refused under the good character requirement. The Home Office has not responded. The Commissioner considers that the Home Office breached section 10(1) 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 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.