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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2018/fs50675540.html
Cite as: [2018] UKICO fs50675540

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Home Office

The complainant requested from the Home Office information on meetings attended by ministers at the Defence and Security Equipment International 2015. The Home Office withheld the information in its entirety citing the exemptions under Sections 21, 27, 35, 36, 40 and 43 of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Home Office has successfully engaged Section 36(2)(b) to some of the requested information with the exception of the dates and locations of the meetings to which Section 21 was not engaged and the names and positions of those present to which Section 40(2) was not engaged. The Commissioner found that the Home Office did not hold any information regarding the length of the meetings. The Commissioner has also decided that Home Office breached Section 10 of the FOIA by failing to respond to the complainant’s request promptly or in any event within 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Disclose the dates and locations of the meetings and the names and positions of those present. 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 21: Complaint upheld FOI 40: Complaint not upheld FOI 36: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: fs50675540