Home Office

The complainant has requested information about guidance provided to police forces relating to immigration raids. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office (HO) is entitled to withhold part of the requested information. However, he finds that not all the information is exempt. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Disclose the information listed in the confidential annex with appropriate redactions under section 40(2) FOIA. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.