Home Office

The complainant requested information from the Home Office relating to the number of deportations from the UK listed by nationality and visas held. The Home Office relied on sections 12 (cost limit) and section 21 (information reasonably accessible to applicant by other means) of FOIA to withhold the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was entitled to refuse to comply with the entirety of the request in accordance with section 12(1). The Commissioner also finds that the Home Office complied with its obligations under section 16 of FOIA to offer advice and assistance.