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Cite as: [2017] UKICO FS50660668
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Home Office
7 August 2017, Central government
The complainant requested information concerning the death of a British citizen, Bilal Ahmed, in Kashmir in 2000. The Home Office stated that it was unable to establish whether it held this information within the cost limit and therefore refused the request under section 12(2) (cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was entitled to rely on section 12(2) in relation to the request but that it breached section 16(1) of the FOIA (duty to provide advice and assistance) in failing to provide reasonable advice and assistance to the complainant. She requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.
FOI 12: Not upheld FOI 16: Upheld