Home Office
- Date 7 November 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Not upheld, FOI 17: Upheld, FOI 31: Not upheld, FOI 42: Not upheld, FOI 43: Not upheld
The Commissioner decided that the Home Office (HO) had complied with FOIA in applying the section 31(1) (Law enforcement), section 42(1) (Legal professional privilege) and section 43(2) (Commercial interests) FOIA exemptions in respect of the information requested. In providing its refusal notice outside 20 working days, the Commissioner found that HO had breached section 17(1) FOIA. He did not require HO to take any steps. Information Tribunal FTT EA/2022/0355 appeal allowed in part.