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Home Office (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FS50407164 (20 February 2012)
Summary: The complainant made a number of requests for information relating to the blocking of URLs that contain terrorist-related material. The Home Office refused to confirm or deny whether it held some of the information requested, citing the exemptions provided by sections 23(5) (information relating to security bodies), 24(2) (national security) and 41(2) (actionable breach of confidence) of the FOIA. In relation to other information, it confirmed that this was held, but cited the exemption from the duty to disclose provided by section 24(1) (national security). The Commissioner-™s decision is that the Home Office has applied the exemptions provided by sections 23(5), 24(2) and 24(1) correctly. However the Commissioner has also found that the exemption provided by section 41(2) was not engaged. The Commissioner has found, however, that the Home Office failed to comply with the Act in that it did not respond to the request within 20 working days of receipt.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 23 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 24 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 41 - Complaint Upheld