18 April 2016, Central government
The complainant requested information about the contents of four named Home Office (HO) files on 13 August 2015. HO provided an initial holding reply, citing the section 24(1) FOIA exemption but, despite reminders from both the complainant and the Commissioner, has still not provided a full reply including a public interest balancing test. The Information Commissioner’s decision is that HO has breached sections 1(1) and 10(1) of the FOIA in that it has failed to provide a response to the request within the statutory time for compliance. The Commissioner requires HO respond to the request.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld