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Home Office

  • Date 6 December 2023
  • Sector Central government
  • Decision(s) FOI 43: Not upheld

The complainant requested to know the costs of housing asylum seekers at the former RAF Scampton airbase. The Home Office refused the request, citing the non-disclosure exemption at section 43 (Commercial interests) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was entitled to rely on section 43 to refuse the request.