Secretary of State for the Home Department (Home Office)

The complainant requested an unredacted copy of the Home Office's review of the asylum seeker right-to-work policy. The Home Office confirmed it holds the requested information, but refused to provide it, citing section 35(1)(a) (formulation of government policy, etc) of FOIA.     The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was entitled to rely on section 35(1)(a) to withhold the requested information. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.