30 November 2017, Central government
The complainant requested information about the deployments of the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) and Tornado teams in England and Wales. By the date of this notice, the MoJ has yet to provide a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MoJ breached sections 1 (general right of access) and 10 (time for compliance) of the FOIA in failing to provide a valid response to the request within 20 working days of receipt. The Commissioner requires the MoJ to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: provide the complainant with a response to his request which complies with the requirements of section 1(1) of the FOIA, or issue a valid refusal notice.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld