19 December 2017, Central government
The complainant requested a copy of a letter sent to the former Prime Minister of Australia concerning renunciation of nationality. The Home Office failed to respond substantively to this request and the Commissioner’s decision is that in so doing the Home Office breached sections 1(1) and 10(1) of the FOIA. The Home Office is now required to respond to the request.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld