10 November 2016, Central government
The complainant requested information from the Home Office about investigations into alleged or suspected sexual offences at a named immigration centre. By the date of this notice, the Home Office has yet to provide a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office breached sections 1 and 10 of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within 20 working days of receipt. She requires the MOJ to respond to the request in accordance with the obligations under the FOIA.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld