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Cite as: [2017] UKICO FS50678650
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Home Office
19 September 2017, Central government
The complainant has requested information from the Home Office regarding the extension to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act aka “Snoopers Charter”. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA as it has failed to give a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Home Office must issue a response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA. 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 10: Upheld