9 June 2016, Central government
The complainant made a request under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) for information that would be withheld in relation to a subject access request (SAR) he made under the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office has breached section 10(1) as it did not substantively respond to the request. The Commissioner requires the public authority to issue a substantive response to the complainant which meets with its obligations under the Act.
FOI 10: Upheld