Information Commissioner's Office

Home Office

3 November 2016, Central government

The complainant has requested information concerning the Home Office’s use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) when investigating its own staff. The Home Office would neither confirm nor deny (NCND) holding any information, citing the exemptions at sections 31(3) (law enforcement), 23(5) (information supplied by, or relating to, security bodies) and 24(2)(national security). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was entitled to NCND whether it held the requested information by virtue of section 31(3). No steps are required.

FOI 23: Not upheld FOI 24: Not upheld FOI 31: Not upheld