Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: The complainant has requested information from the UK Border Agency (UKBA) of the Home Office (HO) about visits made by officials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the UKBA-�s Brook House Immigration Centre (-�Brook House-�). UKBA disclosed some of the requested information to the complainant both before and during the Commissioner-�s investigation. UKBA withheld some other information, principally that contained within a report by the DRC officials of the outcome of their visit, relying on the section 27(1)(a), section 38(1) and section 40(2) FOIA exemptions. The Commissioner-�s decision is that, for all of the withheld information in the DRC officials-� report, UKBA correctly relied on the section 27(1)(a) exemption; he further decided that the balance of the public interest favoured maintaining the exemption. He did not therefore proceed to consider the application of the other exemptions claimed. The Commissioner does not require HO to take any further steps.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 27 - Complaint Not upheld