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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2022/164345.html
Cite as: [2022] UKICO 164345
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Home Office
The complainant requested legal advice relating to the housing of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in hotels. The Home Office confirmed it held information within the scope of the request but refused to provide it, citing section 42(1) (legal professional privilege) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office is entitled to rely on section 42(1) of FOIA to withhold the requested information. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.FOI 42: Complaint not upheld
Decision notice: 164345