Home Office
- Date 6 March 2023
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 23: Not upheld, FOI 24: Not upheld, FOI 35: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information about ‘Patriotic Alternative’ from the Home Office. The Home Office refused to provide the requested information, citing sections 24(1) (National security) and 35(1)(a) (Formulation of government policy). It also refused to confirm or deny holding any further information citing section 23(5) (Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters); this position was later revised to section 23(1).
The Commissioner’s decision is that, where cited, section 23(1) was properly engaged. He also found that the Home Office was entitled to rely on sections 24(1) and 35(1) to withhold the remaining information. No steps are required.