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

Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decision Notice): ICO 10 Dec 2013

The complainant has requested from the Department of Energy and Climate Change all Information Asset Register or any information which resembles an IAR, held by the offshore oil and gas environment and decommissioning unit and the licensing, exploration and development unit together with any code sheets or data dictionaries that are used in conjunction with those files. The complainant had previously made a similar request in relation to DECC as a whole. DECC confirmed that it did not hold any further information in relation to the request. The complainant was not satisfied with the response and submitted a complaint to the Commissioner. Additional enquiries were undertaken by DECC but no further information was located. The Commissioner’s decision is that further information is not held. He therefore does not require the DECC to take any steps to comply with the legislation.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 1 – Complaint Not upheld

Citations:

[2013] UKICO FS50505493

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 11 June 2022; Ref: scu.528978