Home Office (Central government) [2018] UKICO fs50709186 (13 April 2018)


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Cite as: [2018] UKICO fs50709186

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The complainant requested from the Home Office the annual cost of chartered deportation flights for 2016. The Home Office withheld the information under Section 43(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office has incorrectly applied Section 43(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation. Disclose the information requested by the complainant on 24 February 2017. The public authority must take this step 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.

FOI 43: Complaint upheld

Decision notice: fs50709186


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