Secretary of State for the Home Department (Home Office)

The complainant has requested Animals in Science Regulation Unit audit reports for a named site. The Home Office refused to confirm or deny whether it held the requested information, citing section 38(2) (health and safety) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was entitled to rely on section 38(2) to neither confirm nor deny (NCND) whether it held the requested information. The Commissioner does not require the Home Office to take any further steps.