Home Office

The complainant made a two part request for information relating to asylum seekers who have died in Home Office accommodation between 1 January 2023 and 1 June 2023. The Home Office provided all information in relation to part one of the request but only provided partial disclosure in relation to part two, relying on section 38(1)(a) and section 38(1)(b) of the FOIA to withhold some of the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was not entitled to rely on section 38(1)(a) of FOIA to withhold the remaining information at part two of the request. The Commissioner requires the public authority disclose all the information at part two of the request.