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Department for Work and Pensions
28 July 2015, Central government
The complainant has requested the names of charities and companies who have given placements to Mandatory Work Activity or Help to Work participants (Community Work Placements). The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) relied on section 14(2) (repeated request) not to meet the complainant’s request for information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the DWP’s reliance on section 14(2) was erroneous. The Commissioner requires the public authority to issue a fresh response under the FOIA without relying on section 14(2) of the FOIA. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
FOI 14: Upheld