Category: Information

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

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

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 12 Jun 2012

ICO The complainant requested correspondence exchanged between the Home Office and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) regarding the MPS’ review of the Madeleine McCann case. The Home Office disclosed one document but explained that the remaining six documents that it held were exempt from disclosure on the basis of a number of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act, including section 36 (the effective conduct of public affairs exemption) and section 27 (the international relations exemption). The Commissioner is satisfied that the documents withheld by the Home Office are exempt from disclosure on the basis of these exemptions and in all the circumstances of the case the public interest favours maintaining each of the exemptions.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 27 – Complaint Not upheld, FOI 36 – Complaint Not upheld

Citations:

[2012] UKICO FS50430043

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 11 June 2022; Ref: scu.529561