Home Office
- Date 18 August 2020
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 22: Not upheld, FOI 24: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information about the effectiveness of government strategies for safeguarding vulnerable individuals from involvement in far-right and religious extremist threats. The Home Office confirmed that it held relevant information but it refused to disclose it, citing the exemptions at section 22 (Information intended for future publication), 24 (National security), 38 (Health and safety), 40 (Personal information) and 43 (Commercial interests) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was entitled to rely on section 22 and section 24 of the FOIA to refuse to disclose the requested information. However, by failing to respond to the request within 20 working days, the Home Office breached sections 1 and 10 of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires no steps as a result of this decision.