Home Office
- Date 24 November 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 24(2): Not upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to payments made to a third party. The Home Office refused to confirm or deny whether the requested information was held, citing section 24(2) (national security), section 31(3) (law enforcement) and section 43(3) (commercial interests). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office is entitled to rely upon section 24(2) to refuse to confirm or deny whether the requested information is held. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.