Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: The complainant requested -�The number of occasions when an order (depriving a person of UK citizenship) has been made because the individual had known or suspected terrorist connections or intent, as opposed to orders made as a result of other national security concerns, or because the Home Secretary concluded that such a measure was conducive to the public good for reasons unconnected with national security.-� The Home Office relied on section 40(2) not to communicate the requested information to the complainant. The Commissioner-�s decision is that the withheld information is not -�personal data-� and therefore cannot be exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 40(2). The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose the requested information. This decision notice is currently under appeal to the Information Tribunal.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Upheld