Home Office
| Case Outcome | Complaint upheld |
| Court | Information Commissioner (UK) |
| Record Number | FS50722760 |
| Decision Date | 11 June 2018 |
| Subject Matter | Central government |
| Date | 11 June 2018 |
| Respondent | Home Office |
Reference: FS50722760
1
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)
Decision notice
Date: 11 June 2018
Public Authority: Home Office
Address: 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Decision (including any steps ordered)
1. The complainant requested information from the Home Office regarding
details of reported incidents of hate crime. The Home Office refused to
provide the information, citing the exemption at section 22 of the FOIA –
information intended for future publication.
2. The Commissioner’s decision is that the exemption is not engaged.
3. The Commissioner requires the Home Office to take the following steps
to ensure compliance with the legislation.
• Disclose the requested information to the complainant.
4. The Home Office must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the
date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the
Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court
pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt
of court.
Request and response
5. On 22 October 2017, the complainant made the following request for
information under the FOIA in the following terms:
To continue reading
Request your trial