Department for Work and Pensions

The complainant has requested information about the UK’s social security agreement with Canada. The Department for Work and Pensions (“the DWP”) refused the request on the basis of section 14(2) (repeated requests) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the DWP is not entitled to rely on section 14(2) of the FOIA to refuse this request. To ensure compliance with the legislation, the Commissioner requires the DWP to provide a fresh response to the request without relying on section 14(2) of the FOIA.