Cabinet Office
- Date 13 June 2018
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant requested copies of correspondence to and from a specific employee of the Cabinet Office which mentions the British Indian Ocean Territory and/or the Chagos Archipelago. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached Section 10 of the Freedom of Information Act (“the FOIA”). The Commissioner requires the Cabinet Office to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: issue a substantive response, under the FOIA, to the request.