Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Date 28 January 2025
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
1. Request:
The complainant requested the following information from Maritime and Coastguard Agency on 30 October 2024 via What Do They Know
Migrant and small boat standard operating procedures - a Freedom of Information request to Maritime and Coastguard Agency - WhatDoTheyKnow :
2. Commissioner’s Decision:
A public authority will breach section 10 of FOIA if it fails to respond to a request within 20 working days. Based on evidence available to the Commissioner, by the date of this notice the public authority has not issued a substantive response to this request. Therefore, the Commissioner finds a breach of section 10.
3. Steps:
The public authority must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA.
The public authority must take this step within 30 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of FOIA and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.