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Home Office

  • Date 29 September 2020
  • Sector Central government
  • Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld

The complainant has requested information relating to communications between the Home Office and the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) regarding a request from Visa Facilitation Service Global to not disclose information to the PHSO. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Home Office to respond to the complainant’s request in accordance with the FOIA.