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Department for Work and Pensions
28 June 2017, Central government
The complainant has requested information on benefit claims made by non-EEA nationals. The Department for Work and Pensions refused to comply with the request and cited section 12 of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the cost of providing the requested information will not exceed the appropriate limit and that section 12 of the FOIA is not engaged. The Commissioner requires the public authority to issue a fresh response under the FOIA which does not rely on section 12. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
FOI 12: Upheld