Department for Work and Pensions
- Date 7 November 2023
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 17: Upheld
The complainant has requested the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) current version of its Unacceptable Behaviour policy and guidance. DWP withheld some of the requested information under section 36(2)(c) (prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs) and considered that the balance of the public interest lay in maintaining the exemption.
The Commissioner finds that DWP has breached sections 10(1), 17(1) and 17(7) as it failed to adequately respond within the statutory timeframe or provide details of its internal review procedure in its refusal notice.