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Home Office

  • Date 21 September 2020
  • Sector Central government
  • Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld

The complainant requested information about Use of Force forms. 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 timeframe of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Home Office to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation - issue a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.