10 August 2016, Central government
The complainant requested information from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) relating to an interview given by the then Work and Pensions Secretary. The Commissioner’s decision is that on the balance of probabilities the DWP does not hold any information relevant to the request. The Commissioner also finds that the DWP breached section 10(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) because its initial response to the complainant’s request was issued after more than 20 working days. As the response has been issued no steps are required.
FOI 1: Not upheld FOI 10: Upheld