Secretary of State for the Home Department (Home Office)

The complainant has requested information about foreign national offenders. The Home Office relied on section 22(1) (information intended for future publication) of FOIA to withhold the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was entitled to rely on section 22(1) of FOIA to withhold the requested information, and that the balance of the public interest favoured maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner does not require the Home Office to take further steps.