17 December 2015, Central government
The complainant requested information relating to asylum seekers. The Home Office failed to respond to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that in failing to respond to this request the Home Office breached sections 1(1) and 10(1) of the FOIA. The Home Office is now required to respond to this request. The Home Office 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 FOIA and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld