Information Commissioner's Office

Home Office

21 April 2016, Central government

The complainant has requested information about the documentation required by transgender people when applying for a UK passport. By the date of this notice the Home Office had not responded to the request.  The Commissioner’s decision is that by failing to respond to the request, the Home Office breached sections 1(1) and 10(1) of the FOIA.  The Commissioner requires the Home Office to issue a response to the request under the FOIA by either complying with section 1(1) or issuing a valid refusal notice.

FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld