Tag: Information

Home Office (Central Government) FS50642506: ICO 1 Feb 2017

ICO The complainant requested the reports made by the managers of Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre about the conditions under which certain detainees were held for the month of March 2014. The Home Office provided extracts giving some information from the relevant reports but declined to provide the complete reports in full. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office has applied the section 31(1) FOIA (law enforcement) exemption correctly. In the light of her findings in relation to section 31 FOIA, the Commissioner did not proceed to consider application by the Home Office of the section 40(2) FOIA (personal information) exemption. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.
FOI 31: Not upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50642506

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.579867

Home Office (Central Government) FS50650229: ICO 1 Feb 2017

ICO The complainant requested information relating to the Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office breached sections 1(1) and 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a response to the request within the statutory timeframe of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Home Office to comply with the request or issue a valid refusal notice as set out in section 17 of the FOIA.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50650229

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.579868

Ministry of Justice (Central Government) FS50654869: ICO 1 Feb 2017

ICO The complainant requested information relating to staff and inmate numbers at HMP Northumberland. The Commissioner’s decision is that by failing to respond to this request within the statutory timescale the MoJ breached section 10(1) of the FOIA (time for compliance). As a substantive response has been provided to the complainant, the Commissioner does not require any remedial steps to be taken.
FOI 10: Upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50654869

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.579878

Ministry of Justice (Central Government) FS50641988: ICO 1 Feb 2017

The complainant has requested the identity of the Deputy Chairman of a named Magistrates’ Court Advisory Committee and who was said to have dealt with his complaint. The Ministry of Justice relied upon the section 14(1) exemption of FOIA in refusing the request. The Commissioner decided that the Ministry of Justice had applied the section 14(1) FOIA exemption correctly. She therefore does not require the Ministry of Justice to take any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.
FOI 14: Not upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50641988

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.579876

Department for Communities (Central Government) FS50662370: ICO 28 Feb 2017

ICO The complainant has requested information transferred to the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), part of the Department for Communities. At the time of issuing this decision notice PRONI had not provided the complainant with a substantive response to the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority has failed to respond to the complainant’s request within the statutory time for compliance. Therefore the Commissioner finds that the public authority has failed to comply with section 10 of the FOIA.
FOI 10: Upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50662370

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.579845

Department for Communities (Central Government) FS50660246: ICO 28 Feb 2017

ICO The complainant has requested information transferred to the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), part of the Department for Communities. At the time of issuing this decision notice PRONI had not provided the complainant with a substantive response to the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority has failed to respond to the complainant’s request within the statutory time for compliance. Therefore the Commissioner finds that the public authority has failed to comply with section 10 of the FOIA.
FOI 10: Upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50660246

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.579844

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Central Government): ICO 8 Feb 2017

ICO The complainant has requested information relating to any discussions or meetings that took place from January 2014 onwards relating to the Shale Gas Rural Economy Impacts paper. To date DEFRA has not responded to this request. The Commissioner therefore finds DEFRA in breach of section 10 of the FOIA and requires it to issue a full response to the complainant in accordance with the FOIA.
FOI 10: Upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50655328

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.579851

Department for Communities (Central Government) FS50664411: ICO 28 Feb 2017

ICO The complainant has requested information transferred to the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), part of the Department for Communities. At the time of issuing this decision notice PRONI had not provided the complainant with a substantive response to the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority has failed to respond to the complainant’s request within the statutory time for compliance. Therefore the Commissioner finds that the public authority has failed to comply with section 10 of the FOIA.
FOI 10: Upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50664411

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.579847

Department for Communities (Central Government) FS50664396: ICO 28 Feb 2017

ICO The complainant has requested information transferred to the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), part of the Department for Communities. At the time of issuing this decision notice PRONI had not provided the complainant with a substantive response to the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority has failed to respond to the complainant’s request within the statutory time for compliance. Therefore the Commissioner finds that the public authority has failed to comply with section 10 of the FOIA.
FOI 10: Upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50664396

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.579846

Welsh Government (Central Government): ICO 31 Jan 2017

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FOI 1: Not upheld FOI 3: Not upheld FOI 10: Upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50627011

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.579822

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Education (Other)): ICO 26 Jan 2017

ICO The complainant has requested information about particular clinical advisors. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has withheld the information which it says is personal data of third persons and therefore exempt from disclosure under the FOIA, under section 40(2). The Commissioner’s decision is that the withheld information is personal data and that PHSO is correct to withhold it under section 40(2) by virtue of section 40(3)(a)(i). The Commissioner does not require PHSO to take any steps.
FOI 40: Not upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50643432

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.579801

Ministry of Justice (Central Government) FS50660393: ICO 23 Jan 2017

ICO The complainant requested information from the Ministry of Justice (the ‘MOJ’) about reoffending data relating to serious sexual offences for a specified period. By the date of this notice, the MOJ has yet to provide a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MOJ breached sections 1 and 10 of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within 20 working days of receipt. She requires the MOJ to respond to the request in accordance with the obligations under the FOIA.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50660393

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.579788

National Archives (Central Government) FS50637322: ICO 30 Jan 2017

ICO The complainant has requested access to a closed file at TNA which contained correspondence between Sir Robert Mark, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and Lord Mountbatten. TNA opened much of the file for inspection, but ultimately withheld information from sixteen documents under the exemptions provided by section 24 – national security, section 27 – international relations, section 37(1)(b) – conferring of honours, section 40(2) – personal information and section 41 – information provided in confidence. The Commissioner’s decision is that TNA is entitled to rely on the exemptions provided by sections 27, 37, 40(2) and 41 to withhold all the disputed information apart from one document. That document, labelled as document 14 by TNA, was withheld under section 40(2). The Commissioner has concluded that the information in question does not constitute personal data and therefore cannot be withheld under that exemption. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose document 14.
FOI 27: Not upheld FOI 37: Not upheld FOI 40: Partly upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50637322

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.579789

National Archives (Central Government) FS50655772: ICO 30 Jan 2017

ICO The complainant requested a copy of the closed extract from a file. The request was refused by the National Archives (TNA) on the grounds of health and safety (section 38 of FOIA). The Commissioner has found that section 38(1) is engaged and that in all the circumstances the public interest in disclosure is outweighed by the public interest in maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any remedial steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.
FOI 38: Not upheld

Citations:

[2017] UKICO FS50655772

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

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Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.579791