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Home Office ordered to reply to FOI request

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Filed March 12th, 2026
Detected March 19th, 2026
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Summary

The ICO has ordered the Home Office to respond to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request that was not answered within the statutory 20-day period. The Home Office must now provide a response to the complainant within 30 calendar days.

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What changed

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a decision notice against the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Home Office) for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request within the mandated 20 working days. The decision upholds the complainant's assertion that the public authority failed in its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

The Home Office is now required to provide the complainant with a substantive response to the original FOI request within 30 calendar days from the date of this notice. Failure to comply with this order could result in further enforcement action by the ICO.

What to do next

  1. Respond to the FOI request within 30 calendar days.

Source document (simplified)

Secretary of State for the Home Department (Home Office)

  • Date 12 March 2026
  • Sector Central government
  • Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld The public authority has failed to respond to this request within 20 working days, as specified under FOIA. The Commissioner requires it to provide the complainant with a response to this request within 30 calendar days in accordance with its obligations under FOIA.

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Source

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Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
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Classification

Agency
ICO
Filed
March 12th, 2026
Compliance deadline
April 11th, 2026 (23 days)
Instrument
Enforcement
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Substantive

Who this affects

Applies to
Government agencies
Geographic scope
gb

Taxonomy

Primary area
Government Contracting
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Freedom of Information Public Records

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