Department for Work and Pensions
- Date 22 November 2017
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant has requested information from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) regarding the Universal Credit Programme Board and the ‘information packs’ supplied to them. The Commissioner’s decision is that DWP has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA as it has failed to give a substantive response to the request within the reasonable timeframe specified by section 10(3). The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. DWP must issue a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.