Home Office
- Date 12 April 2023
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 31: Not upheld, FOI 38: Not upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld, FOI 41: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to the immigration/asylum record for the Liverpool Women's Hospital bomber. The Home Office provided some information but withheld the remainder, citing sections 21(1) (information accessible to applicant by other means), 38(1)(a) and (b) (health and safety), 31(1)(e) (law enforcement), 40(2) (personal information) and 41(1) (information provided in confidence) of FOIA. The Commissioner has investigated its application of sections 31, 38, 40 and 41. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was entitled to withhold the information withheld by virtue of those exemptions. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.