Home Office
- Date 24 January 2023
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Upheld, FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant requested information from the Home Office relating to its guidance on processing requests for information. The Home Office initially refused to comply with the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office breached sections 1(1)(a) (general right of access) and 10(1) (time for compliance) of FOIA by failing to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory timeframe of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.