3 April 2017, Central government
The complainant has requested information about policies at HMYOI Feltham. By the date of this decision notice the Ministry of Justice (“the MoJ”) had not responded substantively to the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that by failing to respond to the request within the statutory 20 working day time limit, the MoJ has failed to comply with section 1(1) and section 10(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the MoJ to issue a response to the request under the FOIA by either complying with section 1(1) or issuing a valid refusal notice.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld