Information Commissioner's Office

Home Office

4 August 2014, Central government

The complainant requested information relating to any list held by the Home Office of individuals who are considered to preach extremism or intolerance. The Home Office refused to confirm or deny whether it held this information and cited the exemptions provided by sections 23(5) (information relating to or supplied by security bodies) and 24(2) (national security) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office cited sections 23(5) and 24(2) correctly and so it was not obliged to confirm or deny whether it held information falling within the scope of the complainant’s request.

FOI 23: Not upheld FOI 24: Not upheld