1 February 2017, Central government
The complainant requested information relating to the Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office breached sections 1(1) and 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a response to the request within the statutory timeframe of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Home Office to comply with the request or issue a valid refusal notice as set out in section 17 of the FOIA.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld