Home Office

The complainant has requested information about the Home Office’s response to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (‘ICIBI’) report about security checks on ‘high risk’ private jet flights arriving in the UK. The Home Office refused to disclose the requested information, citing sections 31(1)(a) (Law enforcement – prevention and detection of crime) and (e) (Law enforcement – immigration controls) and 24(1) (National security) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was entitled to apply section 31(1)(e) to refuse to disclose the requested information. Information Tribunal FT/EA/2024/0333 under appeal.