Secretary of State for the Home Department (Home Office)

The complainant requested information on foreign national offenders and their deportation status. The Home Office refused the request, citing section 12(1) (cost of compliance) of FOIA.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was not entitled to rely on section 12(1) of FOIA to refuse the request. The Commissioner requires the Home Office to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: • issue a fresh response to the request that does not rely on section 12(1) of FOIA.