24 November 2015, Central government
The complainant requested materials prepared for Home Office Ministers concerning asylum claims relating to the sexuality of claimants. The Home Office refused to disclose this information and cited the exemption provided by section 36(2)(b)(i) (inhibition to the free and frank provision of advice) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 36(2)(b)(i) was cited correctly and so the Home Office was not obliged to disclose the requested information.
FOI 36: Not upheld