Home Office
- Date 21 August 2019
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Upheld, FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant has requested to know whether Queen’s Consent was sought by the Secretary of State during a specified period and, if it was, for copies of correspondence regarding it. The Home Office advised the complainant that it did not hold any information. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, the Home Office does not hold the requested information. However, she found that because the Home Office failed to respond to the request within the statutory time for compliance, it breached section 1 and section 10 of the FOIA.