ICO The complainants requested information about the cost of a specific police operation. Regarding the information that was held, Surrey Police said that it could not be provided without exceeding the costs limit under section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The Commissioner considers that section 12 of FOIA was applied correctly … Continue reading Surrey Police (Decision Notice): ICO 13 Jun 2013

ICO The complainant requested information relating to all court and tribunal cases that Cambridgeshire County Council . . had been involved in since January 2007. The council refused to comply with the request on the basis of an exclusion relating to costs under section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 . . The … Continue reading Cambridgeshire County Council (Decision Notice): ICO 17 May 2012

The complainant requested information from the Cabinet Office relating to correspondence it received about a proposed visit from the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump. The Cabinet Office refused the request under section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) as it considered that compliance with the request would … Continue reading Cabinet Office (Central Government) – FS50676679: ICO 22 Nov 2017

ICO The complainant requested information from the Cabinet Office relating to the appointment of qualified persons within the Public and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO). The Cabinet Office refused this request under section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) because it considered complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit. The … Continue reading Cabinet Office (Central Government) FS50559082: ICO 24 Nov 2015

ICO The complainant requested information relating to the public duty cost allowance afforded to former Prime Ministers of the UK. The Cabinet Office refused the request under sections 21(1), 22(1) and 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). During the course of the investigation the Cabinet Office sought to rely on sections … Continue reading Cabinet Office (Central Government) FS50560132: ICO 17 Aug 2015

ICA On 24 October 2009, the complainant requested that the Ministry of Justice (the ‘MoJ’) should provide him with information regarding how many male prisoners had been allowed to use artificial insemination with their partners in each of the last ten years and how many female prisoners had become pregnant in the same time period. … Continue reading Ministry of Justice (Decision Notice) FS50282165: ICO 21 Dec 2010

On 31 March 2010 the complainant requested that the Department for Education (then the Department for Children Schools and Families) provide him with the names and rail expenses of staff at all grades of SEO and above who had travelled first class and standard class between Darlington and London in 2008. The DfE refused the … Continue reading Department for Education (Decision Notice): ICO 22 Nov 2010

ICO The complainant submitted a seven-part request to the Department of Health concerning the correspondence which the DH may have exchanged with HRH The Prince of Wales and His Royal Highness’representatives. The DH initially refused to confirm or deny whether it held information falling within the scope of the request in reliance on section 37(2) … Continue reading Department of Health (Decision Notice): ICO 30 Mar 2010

ICO The complainant has requested from the Department of Health Information about the public authority’s procedures around Summary Care Records. The DoH provided some information, applied section 21(1) to other information and explained that it did not hold any more information. The complainant referred this matter to the Information Commissioner. During the course of the … Continue reading Department of Health (Decision Notice): ICO 14 Nov 2011

ICO The complainant made a number of requests for information to the Department of Health about the new NHS bill and other issues about its handling of the correspondence. He referred six of these requests to the Information Commissioner who numbered them requests [1] to [6]. The DoH confirmed that it had answered request [1] … Continue reading Department of Health (Decision Notice): ICO 9 Nov 2011

The complainant asked Lincolnshire Police (the ‘public authority’) to provide information relating to European Arrest Warrants. The public authority refused to disclose this using the exemptions in section 12(1) (cost of compliance exceeds the appropriate limit), further stating that any information it might be able to provide under the cost limit was likely to be … Continue reading Lincolnshire Police (Decision Notice): ICO 15 Aug 2011

ICO The complainant requested information relating to the independent valuation of a number of properties. The valuations had been obtained because the Council wished to purchase the properties as part of a redevelopment scheme. The Council refused to provide the information, citing the exclusions under section 12(1), 14(1) and 14(2). It also sought to rely … Continue reading Hartlepool Borough Council (Decision Notice): ICO 16 May 2011

ICO The complainant made two requests to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for advice and guidance relating to managerial responsibility towards the welfare of staff. With reference to the first request, HMRC stated that it did not hold any specific information, a position that the Commissioner agrees with. In relation to the second request, HMRC … Continue reading Her Majestys Revenue and Customs (Decision Notice): ICO 1 Feb 2011

ICO The complainant requested a large amount of information from Hartlepool Borough Council (‘the council’) in the form of multiple requests relating to equal pay claims and job evaluations. The council provided a significant amount of information. However, in relation to seven of the requests, the council relied on the exclusion under section 12(1) of … Continue reading Hartlepool Borough Council (Decision Notice): ICO 30 Apr 2013

ICO The complainant requested information on the Prince’s Consent to the Department for Education (DfE). The DfE refused to comply with the request on the basis that to do so would exceed the appropriate limit in costs set by section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the FOIA’). The Commissioner’s decision is that … Continue reading Department for Education (Decision Notice): ICO 20 Feb 2014

The complainant requested information from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) relating to its Unacceptable Customer Behaviour policy. The DWP refused the requests under section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) as compliance with the requests would exceed the appropriate limit. The Commissioner’s decision is that the DWP is entitled … Continue reading Department for Work and Pensions (Central Government): ICO 15 Nov 2017