Category: Information

Home Office (Central Government) FS50776442: ICO 18 Oct 2018

The complainant requested information regarding incentives offered to Home Office staff with regard to immigration control. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Home Office to issue a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld

Citations:

[2018] UKICO FS50776442

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 13 June 2022; Ref: scu.628511

Home Office (Central Government) FS50784757: ICO 18 Oct 2018

The complainant requested information about persons scheduled to be on a particular charter flight. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Home Office to issue a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld

Citations:

[2018] UKICO FS50784757

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 13 June 2022; Ref: scu.628514

Home Office (Central Government) FS50779820: ICO 18 Oct 2018

The complainant has requested information relating to EU citizens who, he believes, may struggle to apply for settled status in the run up to Brexit. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Home Office to issue a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld

Citations:

[2018] UKICO FS50779820

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 13 June 2022; Ref: scu.628513

Home Office (Central Government) FS50779601: ICO 18 Oct 2018

The complainant requested information regarding the Windrush generation. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Home Office to issue a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld

Citations:

[2018] UKICO FS50779601

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 13 June 2022; Ref: scu.628512

Middlesbrough Council (Local Government): ICO 30 Jan 2019

The complainant has requested information from Middlesbrough Council (‘the Council’) regarding a particular Remand Home in Middlesbrough. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached section 1(1)(a) and section 10(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue a substantive response, under the FOI, to the request

Citations:

[2019] UKICO fs50798828

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 11 June 2022; Ref: scu.634890

Ansty Parish Council (Local Government): ICO 24 Sep 2018

The complainant has requested a copy of a report carried out by a firm of chartered surveyors. The Commissioner’s decision is that Ansty Parish Council does not hold the requested information. However, it failed to issue a response within 20 working days and failed to carry out a reconsideration of its response within 40 working days and thus breached Regulations 5(2) and 11(4) of the EIR. The Commissioner does not require the Parish Council to take any further steps.
EIR 11(4): Complaint upheld EIR 5(1): Complaint not upheld EIR 5(2): Complaint upheld

Citations:

[2018] UKICO fs50706924

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 11 June 2022; Ref: scu.628352

Home Office (Decision Notice): ICO 26 Jun 2012

ICO The complainant requested information about the handling of a previous information request he had submitted to the Home Office. The previous request had resulted in full disclosure but had also met with a delay of two months which the complainant was dissatisfied with. The Home Office refused to comply with the request in this case on the grounds that it was vexatious. The Information Commissioner’s (the Commissioner’s) decision is that the Home Office was correct to refuse to comply with the request on the basis that section 14(1) applied. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2012/0150 dismissed.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 14 – Complaint Not upheld

Citations:

[2012] UKICO FS50434129

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 11 June 2022; Ref: scu.529563

Home Office (Decision Notice): ICO 11 Jun 2012

ICO The complainant requested copies of communications between Dr Liam Fox, Secretary of Defence (as he then was) and Damian Green, Minister of State at the Home Office in relation to the possible extradition of a British national to South Africa. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority was entitled to withhold the information within the scope of the request on the basis of the exemption at section 35(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 35 – Complaint Not upheld

Citations:

[2012] UKICO FS50426711

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Statutes:

Freedom of Information Act 2000 35(1)(b)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 11 June 2022; Ref: scu.529560