Summary: The Complainant requested information from HM Treasury concerning the Chancellor-™s visits to various Tax Credit offices. HM Treasury stated that the information requested was in the public domain (citing section 21 of the Act) and that no further information was held. Whilst the Commissioner found that HM Treasury did not hold any further information, the Commissioner concluded that it had breached sections 1(1)(a) and 10(1) of the Act in failing to respond to the information request within 20 working days.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 1 - Complaint Partly Upheld, FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld