The complainant requested information relating to disabled refugees. By the date of this notice, the Home Office has yet to provide a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office breached sections 1 and 10 of the FOIA in failing to provide a valid response to the request within 20 working days of receipt. The Commissioner requires the Home Office to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: issue a response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld
Citations:
[2017] UKICO FS50697498
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 14 August 2022; Ref: scu.602416